ἘΚΧΩΡΕΙΝ, ἐκχωρειν
EKCHŌREIN, ekchōrein
Sounds Like: ek-kho-REH-in
Translations: to yield, to give way, to withdraw, to depart, to concede
From the root: ἘΚΧΩΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb meaning 'to yield' or 'to give way'. It describes the action of moving aside, retreating, or conceding a position or argument. It can be used in contexts where someone is forced to withdraw or willingly steps aside for another.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1633 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 4:238
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 7:18
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΚΧΩΡΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΞΕΧΩΡΟΥΝ — they were departing, they were withdrawing, they were going out
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