1628. ekpheugó

Lexicon

ekpheugó: To escape, to flee out, to avoid

Original Word: ἐκφεύγω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ekpheugó
Pronunciation: ek-fyoo'-go
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-fyoo'-go)
Definition: To escape, to flee out, to avoid
Meaning: I flee out, away, escape; with an acc: I escape something.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

escape, flee.

From ek and pheugo; to flee out -- escape, flee.

see GREEK ek

see GREEK pheugo

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from ek and pheugó
Definition
to flee away
NASB Translation
escape (5), escaped (2), fled (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1628: ἐκφεύγω

ἐκφεύγω: future ἐκφεύξομαι; perfect ἐκπεφευγα; 2 aorist ἐξέφυγον; (from Homer down); to flee out of, flee away;

a. to seek safety in flight; absolutely Acts 16:27; ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου, Acts 19:16.

b. to escape: 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Hebrews 2:3; τί, Luke 21:36; Romans 2:3; τινα, Hebrews 12:25 L T Tr WH; (τάς χεῖρας τίνος, 2 Corinthians 11:33. Cf. Winers Grammar, § 52, 4, 4; Buttmann, 146f (128f)).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From the preposition ἐκ (ek, meaning "out of") and the verb φεύγω (pheugō, meaning "to flee" or "to escape").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἐκφεύγω, similar concepts of escape and deliverance can be found in Hebrew words such as נָס (nas, Strong's H5127), meaning "to flee," and מָלַט (malat, Strong's H4422), meaning "to escape" or "to deliver." These terms are often used in the Old Testament to describe physical escape from danger or divine deliverance from enemies.

Usage: The verb ἐκφεύγω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of escaping or fleeing from danger, judgment, or persecution. It often conveys the idea of seeking safety or deliverance from a threatening situation.

Context: The Greek verb ἐκφεύγω appears in several New Testament passages, emphasizing the theme of deliverance and escape from peril. It is used both literally and metaphorically, illustrating the physical act of fleeing as well as the spiritual concept of escaping judgment or temptation.

In Acts 16:27, the jailer, upon seeing the prison doors open, feared that the prisoners had "escaped" (ἐκφεύγω), highlighting the literal sense of fleeing from confinement. Similarly, in Hebrews 2:3, the rhetorical question is posed, "how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation?" Here, ἐκφεύγω is used metaphorically to stress the impossibility of avoiding divine judgment without accepting salvation through Christ.

The verb also appears in 1 Thessalonians 5:3, where it is stated, "While people are saying, 'Peace and security,' destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape." This usage underscores the inevitability of divine judgment and the futility of attempting to evade it without repentance and faith.

In the context of Christian theology, ἐκφεύγω serves as a reminder of the believer's need to seek refuge in God, who provides ultimate deliverance from sin and its consequences. It calls for vigilance and readiness, as seen in Luke 21:36, where Jesus instructs His followers to "be always on the watch, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."

Forms and Transliterations

εκπεφευγεναι εκπεφευγέναι ἐκπεφευγέναι εκφεύγει εκφευξη εκφεύξη ἐκφεύξῃ εκφευξομεθα εκφευξόμεθα ἐκφευξόμεθα εκφυγειν εκφυγείν ἐκφυγεῖν εκφύγη εκφυγωσιν εκφύγωσιν ἐκφύγωσιν εξέφυγε εξεφυγον εξέφυγον ἐξέφυγον ekpepheugenai ekpepheugénai ekpheuxe ekpheuxē ekpheúxei ekpheúxēi ekpheuxometha ekpheuxómetha ekphugein ekphugosin ekphugōsin ekphygein ekphygeîn ekphygosin ekphygōsin ekphýgosin ekphýgōsin exephugon exephygon exéphygon

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 21:36 V-ANA
GRK: ἵνα κατισχύσητε ἐκφυγεῖν ταῦτα πάντα
NAS: that you may have strength to escape all
KJV: ye may be accounted worthy to escape all
INT: that you might have strength to escape these things all

Acts 16:27 V-RNA
GRK: ἀναιρεῖν νομίζων ἐκπεφευγέναι τοὺς δεσμίους
NAS: that the prisoners had escaped.
KJV: that the prisoners had been fled.
INT: to put to death supposing had escaped the prisoners

Acts 19:16 V-ANA
GRK: καὶ τετραυματισμένους ἐκφυγεῖν ἐκ τοῦ
NAS: them, so that they fled out of that house
KJV: them, so that they fled out of that
INT: and wounded they escaped out of the

Romans 2:3 V-FIM-2S
GRK: ὅτι σὺ ἐκφεύξῃ τὸ κρίμα
NAS: the same [yourself], that you will escape the judgment
KJV: thou shalt escape the judgment
INT: that you will escape the judgment

2 Corinthians 11:33 V-AIA-1S
GRK: τείχους καὶ ἐξέφυγον τὰς χεῖρας
NAS: in the wall, and [so] escaped his hands.
KJV: the wall, and escaped his hands.
INT: wall and escaped the hands

1 Thessalonians 5:3 V-ASA-3P
GRK: οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν
NAS: upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.
KJV: they shall not escape.
INT: no not shall they escape

Hebrews 2:3 V-FIM-1P
GRK: πῶς ἡμεῖς ἐκφευξόμεθα τηλικαύτης ἀμελήσαντες
NAS: how will we escape if we neglect
KJV: shall we escape, if we neglect
INT: how we will escape so great having neglected

Hebrews 12:25 V-AIA-3P
GRK: ἐκεῖνοι οὐκ ἐξέφυγον ἐπὶ γῆς
NAS: those did not escape when they refused
INT: they not escaped on earth

Strong's Greek 1628
8 Occurrences

ἐκπεφευγέναι — 1 Occ.
ἐκφεύξῃ — 1 Occ.
ἐκφευξόμεθα — 1 Occ.
ἐκφυγεῖν — 2 Occ.
ἐκφύγωσιν — 1 Occ.
ἐξέφυγον — 2 Occ.