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ἐκπορεύομαι

ekporeúomai

G1607 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To go out, come forth, proceed out from a place or source. The primary sense involves physical movement emerging from a specific origin, either a person, place, or, by extension, a state of being. Contextually, it can refer to concrete departures (people or objects exiting a location), or to abstract emanations (words, commands, power, or even intentions proceeding from someone).

Semantic Range

to go out physically, depart from a place, come forth from a source, proceed (of speech, influence, power), issue (of things emerging from within), be discharged, emanate

Root / Etymology

From the preposition ἐκ ('out of, from') and the verb πορεύομαι ('to go, travel, journey'). The compound emphasizes motion from an origin outward.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical Greek, similar compounds with ἐκ- stress motion outward or away from a location, but ἐκπορεύομαι itself is rare outside post-classical sources. In Septuagint and New Testament usage, it frequently denotes literal physical departure (e.g., persons or crowds leaving a city or house), but also figurative emerging or issuing (e.g., commands, rumors, influences, and even spiritual realities). In Mark 7:15 and Matthew 15:11, it takes on an abstract sense of 'proceeding' (e.g., what comes out from a person). English translations often use 'go out,' 'proceed,' or 'come forth/out,' but these do not always capture the range from concrete to metaphorical uses. The verb's nuance is shaped by its direct object or subject (e.g., spirits, words, people), with contextual clarifications needed in translation.

Translation Consistency

primary "proceed" 27 occurrences

Covers both physical departure (‘go out/come forth’) and abstract emanation (‘issue/emanate’ and ‘proceed from’). It matches the majority of existing renderings for G1607, is single-word and consistent across concrete and figurative uses, and keeps a natural, readable English form for translations.

Alternatives (7 occurrences):
"going out" (5x) "departing" (1x) "come" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἐκ and πορεύομαι; to depart, be discharged, proceed, project:--come (forth, out of), depart, go (forth, out), issue, proceed (out of).

Root Family

πορευ- (eisporeúomai) — to go, to travel, to proceed

Root πορευ- to go, to travel, to proceed
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
G1531 εἰσπορεύομαι he was entering
G1975 ἐπιπορεύομαι of those journeying onward
G3899 παραπορεύομαι to be passing by
G4313 προπορεύομαι you will go ahead
G4365 προσπορεύομαι they are approaching

Word Forms

15 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1607-03 ἐκπορεύεται ekporeuetai V PRS MID IND 3P SG proceeds proceeds out proceeds out 8
G1607-09 ἐκπορευόμενον ekporeuomenon V PRS MID PTCP NOM N SG comes proceeding out proceeding out 4
G1607-11 ἐκπορευομένου ekporeuomenou V PRS MID PTCP GEN M SG going out of the one proceeding out as he was going out 4
G1607-14 ἐξεπορεύετο exeporeueto V IMPF MID IND 3P SG was going out was proceeding out was proceeding out 3
G1607-01 ἐκπορεύεσθαι ekporeuesthai V PRS MID INF to depart to proceed out from to proceed out from 2
G1607-04 ἐκπορευόμενα ekporeuomena V PRS MID PTCP NOM N PL coming out the things proceeding out the things proceeding out 2
G1607-08 ἐκπορευομένοις ekporeuomenois V PRS MID PTCP DAT M PL coming out to those proceeding out to those proceeding out 2
G1607-12 ἐκπορεύονται ekporeuontai V PRS MID IND 3P PL come they are proceeding out they are proceeding out 2
G1607-02 ἐκπορευέσθω ekporeuestho V PRS MID IMP 3P SG proceed let it proceed out let it proceed out 1
G1607-05 ἐκπορευομένη ekporeuomene V PRS MID PTCP NOM F SG coming proceeding out proceeding out 1

Occurrences in Scripture

34 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1607-14 Matthew 3:5 ἐξεπορεύετο exeporeueto V IMPF MID IND 3P SG was going out was proceeding out was proceeding out
G1607-06 Matthew 4:4 ἐκπορευομένῳ ekporeuomeno V PRS MID PTCP DAT N SG that proceeds to what is proceeding out proceeding out
G1607-09 Matthew 15:11 ἐκπορευόμενον ekporeuomenon V PRS MID PTCP NOM N SG comes proceeding out proceeding out
G1607-04 Matthew 15:18 ἐκπορευόμενα ekporeuomena V PRS MID PTCP NOM N PL proceeding the things proceeding out the things proceeding out
G1607-03 Matthew 17:21 ἐκπορεύεται ekporeuetai V PRS MID IND 3P SG goes out proceeds out proceeds out
G1607-09 Matthew 20:29 ἐκπορευομένων ekporeuomenon V PRS MID PTCP GEN M PL they were leaving proceeding out proceeding out
G1607-14 Mark 1:5 ἐξεπορεύετο exeporeueto V IMPF MID IND 3P SG went out was proceeding out was proceeding out
G1607-07 Mark 6:11 ἐκπορευόμενοι ekporeuomenoi V PRS MID PTCP NOM M PL departing those going out from departing
G1607-04 Mark 7:15 ἐκπορευόμενά ekporeuomena V PRS MID PTCP NOM N PL coming out the things proceeding out the things proceeding out
G1607-03 Mark 7:19 ἐκπορεύεται ekporeuetai V PRS MID IND 3P SG goes out proceeds out proceeds out
G1607-09 Mark 7:20 ἐκπορευόμενον ekporeuomenon V PRS MID PTCP NOM N SG proceeds proceeding out proceeding out
G1607-12 Mark 7:21 ἐκπορεύονται ekporeuontai V PRS MID IND 3P PL come they are proceeding out they are proceeding out
G1607-03 Mark 7:23 ἐκπορεύεται ekporeuetai V PRS MID IND 3P SG come proceeds out proceeds out
G1607-11 Mark 10:17 ἐκπορευομένου ekporeuomenou V PRS MID PTCP GEN M SG as he was setting out of the one proceeding out as he was going out
G1607-11 Mark 10:46 ἐκπορευομένου ekporeuomenou V PRS MID PTCP GEN M SG going out of the one proceeding out as he was going out
G1607-15 Mark 11:19 ἐξεπορεύοντο exeporeuonto V IMPF MID IND 3P PL they went out they were going out they were going out
G1607-11 Mark 13:1 ἐκπορευομένου ekporeuomenou V PRS MID PTCP GEN M SG going out of the one proceeding out as he was going out
G1607-08 Luke 3:7 ἐκπορευομένοις ekporeuomenois V PRS MID PTCP DAT M PL coming out to those proceeding out to those proceeding out
G1607-08 Luke 4:22 ἐκπορευομένοις ekporeuomenois V PRS MID PTCP DAT M PL proceeding to those proceeding out were proceeding out
G1607-14 Luke 4:37 ἐξεπορεύετο exeporeueto V IMPF MID IND 3P SG was spreading was proceeding out was proceeding out
G1607-13 John 5:29 ἐκπορεύσονται ekporeusontai V FUT MID IND 3P PL will come forth they will go out they will come forth
G1607-03 John 15:26 ἐκπορεύεται ekporeuetai V PRS MID IND 3P SG proceeds proceeds out proceeds out
G1607-10 Acts 9:28 ἐκπορευόμενος ekporeuomenos V PRS MID PTCP NOM M SG going out going out going out
G1607-01 Acts 19:12 ἐκπορεύεσθαι ekporeuesthai V PRS MID INF went out to proceed out from to proceed out from
G1607-01 Acts 25:4 ἐκπορεύεσθαι ekporeuesthai V PRS MID INF to depart to proceed out from to proceed out from
G1607-02 Ephesians 4:29 ἐκπορευέσθω ekporeuestho V PRS MID IMP 3P SG proceed let it proceed out let it proceed out
G1607-05 Revelation 1:16 ἐκπορευομένη ekporeuomene V PRS MID PTCP NOM F SG coming proceeding out proceeding out
G1607-12 Revelation 4:5 ἐκπορεύονται ekporeuontai V PRS MID IND 3P PL proceed they are proceeding out they are proceeding out
G1607-03 Revelation 9:17 ἐκπορεύεται ekporeuetai V PRS MID IND 3P SG proceeds proceeds out proceeds out
G1607-11 Revelation 9:18 ἐκπορευομένου ekporeuomenou V PRS MID PTCP GEN N SG proceeding of the one proceeding out of the one proceeding out
G1607-03 Revelation 11:5 ἐκπορεύεται ekporeuetai V PRS MID IND 3P SG proceeds proceeds out proceeds out
G1607-03 Revelation 16:14 ἐκπορεύεται ekporeuetai V PRS MID IND 3P SG go out proceeds out proceeds out
G1607-03 Revelation 19:15 ἐκπορεύεται ekporeuetai V PRS MID IND 3P SG comes proceeds out proceeds out
G1607-09 Revelation 22:1 ἐκπορευόμενον ekporeuomenon V PRS MID PTCP ACC M SG flowing proceeding out proceeding out
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