ἔξω
exo
outside
adverb from ἐκ; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively:--away, forth, (with-)out (of, -ward), strange.
Hebrews 13:11 · Word #19
Lexicon G1854
| Lemma | ἔξω |
| Transliteration | éxō |
| Strong's | G1854 |
| In-context | outside |
| Literal | outside |
Morphology PREP GEN
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | PREP — Preposition — Shows relationship between words |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἔξω |
| Strong's | G1854 |
SIBI-P1 G1854-01
on-the-outside / outside-of
| Root | ἔξω (exō) |
| Core Meanings | outside, outward, external, beyond, away from |
| Semantic Range | outside, outdoors, beyond, away, external to, excluded from, apart from, figuratively outside a group or covenant community |
| Conceptual Significance | In the biblical text, ἔξω often marks the boundary between sacred and profane, insider and outsider, covenant community and those beyond. It can denote physical location (outside a house or city) or spiritual/social exclusion (outside the kingdom, outside the camp), highlighting themes of separation, holiness, and belonging. |
| Morphological Notes | Adverb (Gr,D) — indeclinable, expressing location or direction. Also used as an improper preposition (Gr,PI) taking the genitive case to indicate position or movement outside of something. It carries no tense, voice, mood, gender, or number distinctions. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the core spatial idea of being on the exterior or beyond a boundary. As an indeclinable adverb it expresses location or movement toward the outside (“on-the-outside”), and as an improper preposition governing the genitive it denotes separation or position beyond something (“outside-of”), reflecting its syntactic function in the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ἔξω (outside, outward, external, beyond, away from)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G2240-05 |
exo | outside; on-the-outside (of) |
Word Usage (63 occurrences of G1854)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 5:13 | ἔξω | exo | |
| Matthew 10:14 | ἔξω | exo | |
| Matthew 12:46 | ἔξω | exo |