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Out/outside(r)

ἔξωStrong’s G1854

exō

Appears in 63 verses of the New Testament

In short

Exō is the Greek word usually translated “outside”, “out” and “out of”. It appears in 63 verses of the New Testament.

“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.”
Matthew 5:13 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • outside 34
  • out 21
  • out of 5
  • outside of 1
  • forth 1
  • foreign 1
  • outward 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Luke 11
  • John 11
  • Acts 11
  • Mark 10
  • Matthew 9
  • Hebrews 3

12 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἔξω exō · out/outside(r)

ἔξω adv. (ἐξ), [in LXX for חוּץ ;] 1. outside, without; (a) adverbially: Mat.12:46, Mrk.3:31 11:4, Luk.8:20, Jhn.18:16, al.; with art., ὁ ἔ., he who is without; metaphorically, in pl., οἱ ἔ., of those outside the Church, 1Co.5:12-13, Col.4:5 (Lft., in l), 1Th.4:12; ὁ ἔ. ἄνθρωπος, 2Co.4:16; αἱ ἔ. πόλεις, Act.26:11; (b) as prep. with genitive: Luk.13:33, Act.21:5, Heb.13:11-12 2. After verbs of motion; (a) adverbially, forth, out: Mat.5:13 Mrk.14:68, Luk.22:62, Jhn.19:4, 13, Act.9:40, al.; (b) as prep. with genitive, out of: Mat.21:17, Mrk.11:19 12:8, Luk.4:29, Act.7:58, Heb.13:13, al …

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “outside” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

OUTSI'DE, noun

  1. The external part of a thing; the part, end or side which forms the surface or superficies.
  2. Superficial appearance; exterior; as the outside of a man or of manners.
  3. Person; external man.
  4. The part or place that lies without or beyond an inclosure.
All definitions
  1. The utmost.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

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