Greek preposition · G1855
ἔξωθεν
exothenex'-o-then
prop. (in answer to the question, Whence ?); More often (= ἔξω; cf. Bl., § 25, 3)
13 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: éxōthen
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1855is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 1spelling
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1855
external(-ly)
The King James renders it: out(-side, -ward, - wardly), (from) without.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
exothen is rendered "prop. (in answer to the question, Whence ?); More often (= ἔξω; cf. Bl., § 25, 3)". It stands 13 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Three of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "prop. (in answer to the question, Whence ?)".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 23:25Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
The first use
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
Matthew 23:25ἔξωθεν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in seven of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: prop. (in answer to the question, Whence ?), and More often (= ἔξω; cf. Bl., § 25, 3).
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| prop. (in answer to the question, Whence ?)from without | Tagged as
| WhereMark 7:18“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the… |
| More often (= ἔξω; cf. Bl., § 25, 3)without | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereMatthew 23:25Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 13, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
1 spelling and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἔξωθεν13
The grammar of each form
- preposition13PREP
Matthew
three uses
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
- ἔξωθενexothenprepositiontagged: outside
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
- ἔξωθενexothenprepositiontagged: outside
In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
- ἔξωθενexothenprepositiontagged: outside
Mark
two uses
Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
- ἔξωθενexothenprepositiontagged: outside
“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
- ἔξωθενexothenprepositiontagged: outside
Luke
two uses
“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
- ἔξωθενexothenprepositiontagged: outside
You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?
- ἔξωθενexothenprepositiontagged: outside
2 Corinthians
one use
For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
- ἔξωθενexothenprepositiontagged: outside
1 Timothy
one use
Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
- ἔξωθενexothenprepositiontagged: outside
1 Peter
one use
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
- ἔξωθενexothenprepositiontagged: outward
Revelation
three uses
But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
- ἔξωθενexothenprepositiontagged: outside
- ἔξωθενexothenprepositiontagged: outside
And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
- ἔξωθενexothenprepositiontagged: outside
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
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Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.