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ἐκεῖθεν
ekeîthen · Greek · Strong's G1564 · 27 occurrences
The KJV renders 11 different Hebrew and Greek words as “there”
What it means
thence
from G1563 (ἐκεῖ);
How the KJV renders it
from that place, thence, there
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“there”
“thence”
also renders ekpléō (G1602), exérchomai (G1831)
Answers that weigh this word
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- Will there be sickness after the resurrection?
Where it appears
27 occurrences in the Greek text.
Acts 13:4 · ADV
So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.
Acts 18:7 · ADV
He departed there and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
Acts 20:13 · ADV
But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there; for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.
Acts 27:12 · ADV
Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.
John 4:43 · ADV
After the two days he went out from there and went into Galilee.
John 11:54 · ADV
Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim. He stayed there with his disciples.
Luke 9:4 ADVLuke 12:59 ADVLuke 16:26 ADVMatthew 4:21 ADVMatthew 5:26 ADVMatthew 9:9 ADVMatthew 9:27 ADVMatthew 11:1 ADVMatthew 12:9 ADVMatthew 12:15 ADVMatthew 13:53 ADVMatthew 14:13 ADVMatthew 15:21 ADVMatthew 15:29 ADVMatthew 19:15 ADVMark 6:1 ADVMark 6:10 ADVMark 6:11 ADVMark 7:24 ADVMark 10:1 ADVRevelation 22:2 ADV
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