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To go out

ἐξέρχομαιStrong’s G1831

exerchomai

Appears in 213 verses of the New Testament

In short

Exerchomai is the Greek word usually translated “having gone out”, “went out” and “having gone forth”. It appears in 213 verses of the New Testament.

“For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.”
2 John 1:7 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having gone out”, “went out” and “having gone forth”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having gone out 27
  • went out 23
  • having gone forth 13
  • he went forth 11
  • went forth 7
  • he went out 7
  • came forth 6
  • going forth 4

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 43
  • Luke 42
  • Mark 39
  • John 30
  • Acts 28
  • Revelation 14

16 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
All 213 verses, by book
Romans 1
10:18
1 Corinthians 2
5:1014:36
2 Corinthians 3
2:136:178:17
Philippians 1
4:15
1 Thessalonians 1
1:8
James 1
3:10
1 John 2
2:194:1
2 John 1
1:7
3 John 1
1:7
Greek dictionary

ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai · to go out

ἐξέρχομαι, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for יצא, also for עלה ,בּוֹא, etc. ;] depon., to go, or come out of: Mat.10:11, Mrk.1:35, Jhn.13:30, al.; with inf., Mat.11:8, Mrk.3:21, Luk.7:25, 26 Act.20:8; id. before ἐπί, Mat.26:55, al.; εἰς, Mrk.1:38; ἵνα, Rev.6:2; ἐ. before ἐκ (cl. with genitive loc.), Mrk.5:2, Jhn.4:30, al.; ἔξω, with genitive, Mat.21:17, Mrk.14:68, Act.16:13, Heb.13:13; ἀπό, Mrk.11:12, Luk.9:5, Php.4:15; ἐκεῖθεν, Mat.15:21, Mrk.6:1, Luk.9:4, al.; of demons expelled, before ἐκ (ἀπό), with genitive of person(s), Mrk.1:25, 26 5:8, Luk.4:35, al.; of prisoners released, Mat. …

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.