ΕΞʼ, εξʼ
EXʼ, exʼ
Sounds Like: EX
Translations: six, out of, from, away from, by, of
From the root: ΕΞ
Part of Speech: Numeral, Preposition
Explanation: This word, 'ΕΞʼ', can have two primary meanings in Koine Greek due to the lack of diacritics in ancient manuscripts. Most commonly, it represents the numeral 'six'. In this context, it functions as a cardinal number. However, the apostrophe-like mark (keraia or coronis) at the end can also indicate an elision, meaning the word is a shortened form of the preposition 'ΕΚ' (ek) or 'ΕΞ' (ex) which means 'out of' or 'from'. This preposition is always followed by a genitive case noun, indicating origin, source, or separation. The context of the sentence is crucial for determining the correct meaning.
Inflection: Does not inflect (as a numeral); Preposition (requires genitive case)
Strong’s numbers: G1803 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1537 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Esdras — 15:18, 17:33
- Esther — 1:5
- Judith — 1:2
- Isaiah — 5:10, 6:2
- Jeremiah — 41:14
- Zechariah — 10:10
- John — 2:6, 2:20, 12:1
- Acts of the Apostles — 27:37
- James — 5:17
- Revelation — 13:18
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΞ.
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.
- ΕΞ — out of, from, by, of, six
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