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ἐκεῖνος

ekeînos

G1565 determiner

SILEX Entry

Definition

A demonstrative pronoun primarily meaning 'that one,' used to designate someone or something distant in place, time, or thought from the speaker or the discourse context. In various contexts, it denotes that person or thing, often as opposed to one previously mentioned or present (as with οὗτος, 'this'). In discourse, ἐκεῖνος can function anaphorically (referring to someone previously mentioned), deictically (pointing out someone or something further off), or contrastively (distinguishing that one from another).

Semantic Range

that one (person or thing), he, she, it, those, that very one, that aforementioned, the other (distinct from the near demonstrative), contrasted with 'this' (οὗτος), emphatic or contrastive designation

Root / Etymology

Formed from the adverb ἐκεῖ ('there'), combined with the pronominal ending -νος, making it a derivative indicating association with what is 'there' or 'in that place.' Distinct formation from the near demonstrative οὗτος ('this one').

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical Greek, ἐκεῖνος was consistently used for distant reference, both spatially ('that one over there') and, by extension, temporally or discursively. Over time—especially in Koine Greek and in the Septuagint and New Testament—its usage widens from purely spatial or physical distance to include narrative, logical, or emotional distance from the speaker and the context. The pronoun can emphasize distinctiveness ('that very one'), especially with the definite article (ὁ ἐκεῖνος), and may function contrastively to οὗτος ('this one,' nearer in thought). English translations often render ἐκεῖνος as 'that,' 'that one,' 'he,' 'she,' 'it,' or 'those,' but commonly simplify nuances of Greek demonstratives which distinguish distance or contrast. In the New Testament, ἐκεῖνος is sometimes used to shift focus emphatically or to clarify which person or thing in the narrative is being referenced, a nuance not always reflected in English. Unlike οὗτος, ἐκεῖνος never refers to something the speaker identifies as present or near.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἐκεῖ; that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed:--he, it, the other (same), selfsame, that (same, very), X their, X them, they, this, those. See also οὗτος.

Root Family

ἐκεῖ- (ekeîthen) — there, from there, away from that place

Root ἐκεῖ- that one, that person, that thing (distant demonstrative reference)
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
G1564 ἐκεῖθεν from there
G1566 ἐκεῖσε to that place

Word Forms

14 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1565-12 ἐκεῖνος ekeinos DET NOM M SG he that one that one 58
G1565-05 ἐκείνῃ ekeine DET DAT F SG that to that one that 47
G1565-13 ἐκείνου ekeinou DET GEN M SG that of that one of that one 22
G1565-11 ἐκεῖνον ekeinon DET ACC M SG those that one that one 21
G1565-07 ἐκείνης ekeines DET GEN F SG that of that one that 19
G1565-03 ἐκείναις ekeinais DET DAT F PL those to those those 15
G1565-09 ἐκεῖνοι ekeinoi DET NOM M PL those those ones those ones 15
G1565-08 ἐκείνῳ ekeino DET DAT M SG that to that one that one 13
G1565-06 ἐκείνην ekeinen DET ACC F SG that that one that 10
G1565-10 ἐκείνοις ekeinois PRO.D DAT M PL to them to those ones to those ones 8

Occurrences in Scripture

241 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1565-03 Matthew 3:1 ἐκείναις ekeinais DET DAT F PL those to those those
G1565-05 Matthew 7:22 ἐκείνῃ ekeine DET DAT F SG that to that one that
G1565-05 Matthew 7:25 ἐκείνῃ ekeine DET DAT F SG that to that one that
G1565-05 Matthew 7:27 ἐκείνῃ ekeine DET DAT F SG that to that one that
G1565-05 Matthew 8:13 ἐκείνῃ ekeine DET DAT F SG that to that one that
G1565-07 Matthew 8:28 ἐκείνης ekeines DET GEN F SG that of that one that one
G1565-07 Matthew 9:22 ἐκείνης ekeines DET GEN F SG that of that one of that one
G1565-06 Matthew 9:26 ἐκείνην ekeinen DET ACC F SG that that one that
G1565-05 Matthew 9:31 ἐκείνῃ ekeine DET DAT F SG that to that one that
G1565-07 Matthew 10:14 ἐκείνης ekeines DET GEN F SG that of that one that
G1565-05 Matthew 10:15 ἐκείνῃ ekeine DET DAT F SG that to that one that one
G1565-05 Matthew 10:19 ἐκείνῃ ekeine DET DAT F SG that to that one that
G1565-08 Matthew 11:25 ἐκείνῳ ekeino DET DAT M SG that to that one in that
G1565-08 Matthew 12:1 ἐκείνῳ ekeino DET DAT M SG that to that one in that
G1565-13 Matthew 12:45 ἐκείνου ekeinou DET GEN M SG that of that one that one
G1565-05 Matthew 13:1 ἐκείνῃ ekeine DET DAT F SG that to that one that
G1565-10 Matthew 13:11 ἐκείνοις ekeinois PRO.D DAT M PL to them to those ones to those
G1565-11 Matthew 13:44 ἐκεῖνον ekeinon DET ACC M SG that that one that one
G1565-08 Matthew 14:1 ἐκείνῳ ekeino DET DAT M SG that to that one in that
G1565-13 Matthew 14:35 ἐκείνου ekeinou DET GEN M SG that of that one that
G1565-06 Matthew 14:35 ἐκείνην ekeinen DET ACC F SG that that one that
G1565-11 Matthew 15:22 ἐκείνων ekeinon DET GEN N PL those that one of those
G1565-07 Matthew 15:28 ἐκείνης ekeines DET GEN F SG that of that one that
G1565-07 Matthew 17:18 ἐκείνης ekeines DET GEN F SG that of that one that one
G1565-11 Matthew 17:27 ἐκεῖνον ekeinon PRO.D ACC M SG that one that one that one
G1565-05 Matthew 18:1 ἐκείνῃ ekeine DET DAT F SG that to that one that
G1565-13 Matthew 18:27 ἐκείνου ekeinou DET GEN M SG that of that one that one
G1565-12 Matthew 18:28 ἐκεῖνος ekeinos DET NOM M SG that that one that one
G1565-06 Matthew 18:32 ἐκείνην ekeinen DET ACC F SG that that one that
G1565-10 Matthew 20:4 ἐκείνοις ekeinois PRO.D DAT M PL to them to those ones to those ones
G1565-10 Matthew 21:40 ἐκείνοις ekeinois DET DAT M PL those to those ones those
G1565-14 Matthew 22:7 ἐκείνους ekeinous DET ACC M PL those those ones those ones
G1565-09 Matthew 22:10 ἐκεῖνοι ekeinoi DET NOM M PL those those ones those ones
G1565-05 Matthew 22:23 ἐκείνῃ ekeine DET DAT F SG that to that one that
G1565-07 Matthew 22:46 ἐκείνης ekeines DET GEN F SG that of that one that
G1565-03 Matthew 24:19 ἐκείναις ekeinais DET DAT F PL those to those those
G1565-02 Matthew 24:22 ἐκεῖναι ekeinai DET NOM F PL those those those
G1565-02 Matthew 24:22 ἐκεῖναι ekeinai-2 DET NOM F PL those those those
G1565-11 Matthew 24:29 ἐκείνων ekeinon DET GEN F PL those that one those
G1565-07 Matthew 24:36 ἐκείνης ekeines DET GEN F SG that of that one of that one
G1565-08 Matthew 24:43 ἐκεῖνο ekeino PRO.D ACC N SG that to that one that one
G1565-12 Matthew 24:46 ἐκεῖνος ekeinos DET NOM M SG that that one that one
G1565-12 Matthew 24:48 ἐκεῖνος ekeinos DET NOM M SG that that one that one
G1565-13 Matthew 24:50 ἐκείνου ekeinou DET GEN M SG that of that one that one
G1565-02 Matthew 25:7 ἐκεῖναι ekeinai DET NOM F PL those those those
G1565-11 Matthew 25:19 ἐκείνων ekeinon DET GEN M PL those that one those
G1565-08 Matthew 26:24 ἐκείνῳ ekeino DET DAT M SG that to that one to that one
G1565-12 Matthew 26:24 ἐκεῖνος ekeinos DET NOM M SG that that one that one
G1565-07 Matthew 26:29 ἐκείνης ekeines DET GEN F SG that of that one that
G1565-05 Matthew 26:55 ἐκείνῃ ekeine DET DAT F SG that to that one that
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