1566. ekeise

Berean Strong's Lexicon

ekeise: There, thither

Original Word: ἐκεῖσε
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: ekeise
Pronunciation: eh-KAY-seh
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-i'-seh)
Definition: There, thither
Meaning: thither, there, at that place.

Word Origin: Derived from the demonstrative pronoun ἐκεῖνος (ekeinos), meaning "that" or "those."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for the Greek adverb ἐκεῖσε, similar directional terms in Hebrew include שָׁם (sham), meaning "there," which is used to indicate location or direction in the Old Testament.

Usage: The Greek adverb ἐκεῖσε (ekeise) is used to indicate direction or location, often translated as "there" or "thither" in English. It is employed in the New Testament to denote movement towards a specific place or to refer to a location that has been previously mentioned or is understood in the context.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of the New Testament, travel and movement were significant aspects of daily life and ministry. The use of ἐκεῖσε reflects the itinerant nature of Jesus' ministry and the early Christian mission. The term would have been understood by contemporary audiences as indicating a purposeful journey or movement towards a particular destination, often with spiritual or mission-oriented significance.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from ekei
Definition
to there
NASB Translation
there (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1566: ἐκεῖσε

ἐκεῖσε, adverb of place, thither, toward that place: Acts 21:3, on which see Winer's Grammar, 349 (328); used for ἐκεῖ in the pregnant construction τούς ἐκεῖσε ὄντας, collected there, Acts 22:5 (Acta Thomae § 8); cf. Winer's Grammar, § 54, 7.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

there.

From ekei; thither -- there.

see GREEK ekei

Forms and Transliterations

εκεισε εκείσε ἐκεῖσε εκζεόντων εκζέσης εξέζεσε ekeise ekeîse

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 21:3 Adv
GRK: εἰς Τύρον ἐκεῖσε γὰρ τὸ
NAS: at Tyre; for there the ship
KJV: Tyre: for there the ship was
INT: at Tyre there indeed the

Acts 22:5 Adv
GRK: καὶ τοὺς ἐκεῖσε ὄντας δεδεμένους
NAS: those who were there to Jerusalem
KJV: them which were there bound
INT: also those there who were bound

Strong's Greek 1566
2 Occurrences

ἐκεῖσε — 2 Occ.