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ἔξειμι

éxeimi

G1826 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To go out or depart from a place; to set out or leave, often with the sense of emerging or moving from an enclosed, interior, or defined area into an open or different space. Can refer to disembarking from a ship, leaving a physical location, or emerging from within something. Semantic range includes to go out, depart, set out, disembark, exit, emerge.

Semantic Range

to depart, to go out, to leave, to disembark, to emerge, to exit

Root / Etymology

Compound verb from the preposition ἐκ ('out of, from') and the verb εἶμι ('to go, to come'). It literally means 'to go out.' Root: ἐκ- + εἶμι.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical Greek, ἔξειμι is used primarily to denote physical departure or exit, especially from buildings, enclosures, assemblies, or even departed spirits (i.e., leaving the body; cf. Homer and classical prose). In Hellenistic and Koine Greek (including the LXX and New Testament), focus typically shifts toward physical actions—leaving a ship, exiting a city, or moving from one place to another. The sense of 'disembark' (departing from a ship to land) is particularly evident in maritime contexts (Acts 27:43). English translations often choose 'depart,' 'go out,' or 'get to land,' but these do not always convey the nuance of movement from an 'inside' or defined space to an 'outside' or new area. Less commonly, ἔξειμι can be used in metaphorical senses (e.g., coming forth of words or ideas), but in Koine narrative its meaning typically remains concrete and spatial.

Translation Consistency

primary "leave" 4 occurrences

Covers the primary semantic range (to go out, depart, exit, emerge, disembark) in natural, everyday English. 'Leave' is flexible and works across physical departure and emerging contexts better than more formal alternatives like 'depart' or 'exit.' It also avoids confusion with the separate "permitted/lawful" sense found under other lemmas.

Alternatives (31 occurrences):
"lawful" (20x) "permitted" (7x) "going out" (2x) "go out" (2x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἐκ and (to go); to issue, i.e. leave (a place), escape (to the shore):--depart, get (to land), go out.

Root Family

ἔξειμι (exeimi) — to go out, to depart, to move from within to outside

Root εἶμι to go, to move, to walk

Word Forms

6 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1826-03 ἔξεστιν exestin V PRS ACT IND 3P SG is lawful goes out it is lawful 27
G1826-06 ἐξὸν exon V PRS ACT PTCP NOM N SG is lawful going out it was lawful 3
G1826-04 ἐξιέναι exienai V PRS ACT INF get to land to go out to go out 2
G1826-05 ἐξιόντων exionton V PRS ACT PTCP GEN M PL as they were going out of those going out as they were going out 1
G1826-02 ἔξεστι exesti V PRS ACT IND 3P SG it is lawful goes out it is permitted 1
G1826-01 ἐξῄεσαν exeesan V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL they departed they were going out they were going out 1

Occurrences in Scripture

35 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1826-03 Matthew 12:2 ἔξεστιν exestin V PRS ACT IND 3P SG is lawful goes out it is permitted
G1826-06 Matthew 12:4 ἐξὸν exon V PRS ACT PTCP NOM N SG lawful going out it was lawful
G1826-02 Matthew 12:10 ἔξεστι exesti V PRS ACT IND 3P SG it is lawful goes out it is permitted
G1826-03 Matthew 12:12 ἔξεστιν exestin V PRS ACT IND 3P SG it is lawful goes out it is permitted
G1826-03 Matthew 14:4 ἔξεστίν exestin V PRS ACT IND 3P SG is lawful goes out it is permitted
G1826-03 Matthew 19:3 ἔξεστιν exestin V PRS ACT IND 3P SG lawful goes out it is lawful
G1826-03 Matthew 20:15 ἔξεστίν exestin V PRS ACT IND 3P SG lawful goes out it is permitted
G1826-03 Matthew 22:17 ἔξεστιν exestin V PRS ACT IND 3P SG is lawful goes out it is lawful
G1826-03 Matthew 27:6 ἔξεστιν exestin V PRS ACT IND 3P SG it is lawful goes out it is lawful
G1826-03 Mark 2:24 ἔξεστιν exestin V PRS ACT IND 3P SG is lawful goes out it is lawful
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