ἔκβασις
ékbasis
G1545 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A going out or departure; primarily refers to the act or result of exiting, departing, or coming out from a place or situation. In extended senses, it can indicate the outcome or result of a situation, especially the manner or means of escape or deliverance from difficulty. In some contexts, it also carries the sense of a conclusion or end point, whether in spatial, temporal, or metaphorical terms.
Semantic Range
exit, going out, departure, escape, way out, outcome, end, result, means of deliverance
Root / Etymology
From the preposition ἐκ ('out of, from') and βάσις ('a step, a going'), ultimately from βαίνω ('to go, walk'). Thus, 'a going out' or 'a way out.'
Historical & Contextual Notes
ἔκβασις is a classical Greek term attested from the 5th century BCE (e.g., Herodotus) where it meant 'a going out,' 'marching out,' or 'result.' In the LXX and other Jewish/Hellenistic texts, the term retains its spatial sense but often acquires metaphorical meaning: 'way of escape,' 'deliverance' from danger or temptation, or 'outcome.' In the NT (e.g., 1 Cor 10:13, Heb 13:7), ἔκβασις can refer to both a literal way out (means of escape) and the result or outcome (end) of a matter, such as the end of one's life or course of conduct. Standard English translations such as 'escape,' 'end,' or 'outcome' do not always capture the spatial nuance and the sense of 'exit' or 'departure.' The term is distinct from ἔξοδος (exodos), which in Hellenistic and Jewish literature may refer more directly to a large-scale 'exit' (e.g., the Exodus from Egypt).
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from a compound of ἐκ and the base of βάσις (meaning to go out); an exit (literally or figuratively):--end, way to escape.
Root Family
βαίν- (ékbasis) — to go, step, depart
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| G1687 | ἐμβατεύω | entering into |
| G1688 | ἐμβιβάζω | caused to board |
| G3327 | μεταβαίνω | Pass over! |
| G3845 | παραβαίνω | you are overstepping |
| G576 | ἀποβαίνω | they stepped off |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1545-01 |
ἔκβασιν | ekbasin | N ACC F SG |
result | a going out | a way of escape | 2 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1545-01 |
1 Corinthians 10:13 | ἔκβασιν | ekbasin | N ACC F SG |
way of escape | a going out | a way of escape |
G1545-01 |
Hebrews 13:7 | ἔκβασιν | ekbasin | N ACC F SG |
result | a going out | end result |