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ἐκδημέω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἐκδημέω
Greek transliteration: 
ekdēmeō
Simplified transliteration: 
ekdemeo
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐξεδήμησα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1553
GK Number: 
1685
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
to be away, absent
Definition: 
pr. to be absent from home, go abroad, travel; hence, to be absent from any place or person, 2 Cor. 5:6, 8, 9*

Greek-English Concordance for

2 Corinthians 5:6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are away (ekdēmoumen | ἐκδημοῦμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) from the Lord,
2 Corinthians 5:8 Thus we are confident and would rather be away (ekdēmēsai | ἐκδημῆσαι | aor act inf ) from the body and at home with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:9 So then we make it our goal, whether at home or away (ekdēmountes | ἐκδημοῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), to please him.