Gloss
to be away, absent
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)
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 ἐκδημέω
| 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. |
