Strong's Lexicon ektos: outside, without, except Original Word: ἐκτός Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word "ek" (G1537), meaning "out of" or "from." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is חוּץ (chuts - H2351), meaning "outside" or "without." Usage: The Greek preposition "ektos" primarily means "outside" or "without." It is used to denote something that is external or apart from a particular group or place. In the New Testament, it often conveys the idea of exclusion or separation from a specific context or group. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of being "outside" or "without" often carried significant social and religious implications. Being outside a city or community could imply exclusion from its protections and benefits. In Jewish culture, being outside the camp or community could signify ritual impurity or separation from the covenant community. The use of "ektos" in the New Testament reflects these cultural understandings, often highlighting the distinction between those who are part of the faith community and those who are not. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom ek Definition the exterior, fig. (as a preposition) aside from, besides NASB Translation except* (1), excepted (1), outside (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1622: ἐκτόςἐκτός, adverb (opposed to ἐντός, which see), outside, beyond; a. s τό ἐκτός, the outside, exterior, with possessive the genitive, Matthew 23:26 (cf. τό ἔξωθεν τοῦ ποτηρίου, 25). On the pleonastic phrase ἐκτός εἰ μή, see εἰ, III. 8 d. b. It has the force of a preposition (cf. Winers Grammar, § 54, 6), and is followed by the genitive (so even in Homer); αα. outside of: ἐκτός τοῦ σώματος out of the body, i. e. freed from it, 2 Corinthians 12:2f. (in 2 Corinthians 12:3 L T Tr WH read χωρίς for ἐκτός); εἶναι ἐκτός τοῦ σώματος (A. V. without the body, i. e.), does not pertain to the body, 1 Corinthians 6:18. β. beyond, besides, except: Acts 26:22 (where the construction is οὐδέν λέγων ἐκτός τούτων, ἅτε οἱ ... ἐλάλησαν etc. (cf. Buttmann, 287 (246); Winer's Grammar, 158f (149f)); 1 Corinthians 15:27. (the Sept. for לְבַד followed by מִן, Judges 8:26; מִלְּבַד, 1 Kings 10:13; 2 Chronicles 9:12; 2 Chronicles 17:19.) From ek; the exterior; figuratively (as a preposition) aside from, besides -- but, except(-ed), other than, out of, outside, unless, without. see GREEK ek Englishman's Concordance Matthew 23:26 AdvGRK: καὶ τὸ ἐκτὸς αὐτοῦ καθαρόν NAS: so that the outside of it may become KJV: that the outside of them INT: also the outside of them clean Acts 26:22 Adv 1 Corinthians 6:18 Adv 1 Corinthians 14:5 Adv 1 Corinthians 15:2 Adv 1 Corinthians 15:27 Adv 2 Corinthians 12:2 Adv 1 Timothy 5:19 Adv |
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