Strong G1565ἐκεῖνος

that

Transliteration
ekeinos
Pronunciation
ek-i'-nos
Morphology
Greek DemonstrativePronoun

Definition

From G1563; that one (or [neuter] thing); often intensified by the article prefixed: - he it the other (same) selfsame that (same very) X their X them they this those. See also G3778 .

Detailed definition

ἐκεῖνος, -η, -ο
(ἐκεῖ), [in LXX chiefly for הַהוּא,הוּא, and cogn. forms;]
demonstr. pron.,
that person or thing (ille), implying remoteness as compared with οὗτος (hic);
1. absol., emphatic he, she, it: opposite to οὗτος, Luk.18:14, Jas.4:15; ἡμεῖς, Heb.12:25; ὑμεῖς, Mrk.4:11; ἄλλοι, Jhn.9:9; ἐγώ, Jhn.3:30; to persons named, Mk 16:[10, 13, 20], Jhn.2:21; of one (absent) who is not named, contemptuously (Abbott, JG, §§2385, 2732), Jhn.7:11 9:28; with respect, of Christ, 1Jo.2:6 3:3, al.; referring to a preceding noun, Mrk.16:[10], Jhn.7:45; resumption of a participial subject, Jhn.1:33 9:37 10:1, Rom.14:14, al. (on its reference in Jhn.19:35, see Westc, in l.; Moffatt, Intr., 568; Sanday, Fourth Gospel, 77ff.).

2. As adj., joined, like οὗτος, to a noun with the article: Mat.7:25, Mrk.3:24, Jhn.18:15, al.; esp. of time, past or future: ἐν τ. ἡμέραις ἐ., Mat.3:1, Mrk.1:9, Act.2:18" (LXX), al.; ἐν ἐ. τ. ἡμέρᾳ, esp of the Parousia, Mat.7:22, Luk.6:23, 2Th.1:10, 2Ti.1:12; adverbially, ἐκεινής (sc. ὁδοῦ) = cl. ἐκεινῇ (Bl., §36, 13), that way, Luk.19:4.
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In the Bible

Strong G1565 appears in 244 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • that87
  • he37
  • those35
  • same24
  • they13
  • of9
  • them7
  • his6
  • him5
  • unto4
  • for2
  • she2

First verses

  1. Matthew 3:1
    In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
  2. Matthew 7:22
    Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
  3. Matthew 7:25
    And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
  4. Matthew 7:27
    And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
  5. Matthew 8:13
    And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
  6. Matthew 8:28
    And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
  7. Matthew 9:22
    But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
  8. Matthew 9:26
    And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
  9. Matthew 9:31
    But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
  10. Matthew 10:14
    And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
  11. Matthew 10:15
    Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
  12. Matthew 10:19
    But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
  13. Matthew 11:25
    At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
  14. Matthew 12:1
    At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
  15. Matthew 12:45
    Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
  16. Matthew 13:1
    The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
  17. Matthew 13:11
    He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
  18. Matthew 13:44
    Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
  19. Matthew 14:1
    At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
  20. Matthew 14:35
    And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐκεῖνος, ἐκείνη, ἐκεῖνο,
also κεῖνος (regular in Epic dialect, Ionic dialect (as [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“SIG” 37.3 (Teos, 5th c.BC), though 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus prefers ἐκεῖνος), and Lyric poetry, in Trag. κεῖνος)] only where the metre requires,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 230, 792, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 220 (_anapaest meter_))], etc.; but not in Attic dialect Prose, and in Comedy texts only in mock Trag. passages): Aeolic dialect κῆνος [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 2.1)]: Doric dialect τῆνος [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 1.4, etc.)]: in Comedy texts, strengthened ἐκεινοσί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 277 (probably), 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 1196, etc.)]; ἐκεινοσίν [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Pronominibus;” 59.24)]: (ἐκεῖ):—demonstrative pronoun the person there, that person or thing, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, etc.)]: generally with reference to what has gone immediately before, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 106c, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.6.9, etc.)]; but when οὗτος and ἐκεῖνος refer to two things before mentioned, ἐκεῖνος, properly belongs to the more remote, in time, place, or thought, οὗτος to the nearer, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthydemus” 271b, etc.: but ἐκεῖνος)] sometimes = the latter, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.3.13, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 8.72, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1325a7, etc.: ἐκεῖνος is frequently the predicate to οὗτος or ὅδε, οὗτος ἐκεῖνος τὸν σὺ ζητέεις 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.32; τοῦτ᾽ ἔστ᾽ ἐκεῖνο 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 622)]; ἆρ᾽ οὗτός ἐστ᾽ ἐκεῖνος ὅν..; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 240, etc.)]: also joined as if one pronoun, τοῦτ᾽ ἐκεῖνο..δέρκομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1115, etc.)]; κατ᾽ ἐκεῖνο καιροῦ at that point of time, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Alexander” 32, etc.; ἐς ἐ. τοῦ χρόνου 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 46.49)]; ἀλλ᾽ ἐκεῖνο, à propos, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nigr.” 8.)]
2 to denote wellknown persons, etc., κεῖνος μέγας θεός [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.90; ἐκεῖνος ἡνίκ᾽ ἦν Θουκυδίδης 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 708; καίτοι φασὶν Ἰφικράτην ποτ᾽ ἐκεῖνον.. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.62; ὦ παῖ 'κείνου τἀνδρός 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 36d.)]
2.b ἐκεῖνα the ideal world, [Refs ([prev. author] “Phdr.” 250a.)]
3 for things, of which one cannot remember or must not mention the name, ={ὁ δεῖνα}, so-and-so, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 195.)]
3.b in formulae, τεθνάτω καὶ οἱ παῖδες οἱ ἐξ ἐκείνου [Refs (“IG” 12.10.33.)]
4 with simple demonstrative force, Ἶρος ἐκεῖνος ἧσται Irus sits there, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 18.239)]; νῆες ἐκεῖναι ἐπιπλέουσιν there are ships sailing up, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.51.)]
5 in indirect speech where properly the reflexive pronoun αὑτοῦ would stand, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.6.14, 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 8.22, etc.)]
6 after a Relat. in apodosi almost pleonastic, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.19 (assuming variant).)]
7 in Aeolic dialect and Attic dialect the substantive with ἐκεῖνος properly has the Article (κῆνος ὤνηρ [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus “Supp.” 25.6), and ἐκεῖνος)] may precede or follow the substantive, ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.20, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 57a)]; τὴν στρατείαν ἐ., τὸν ἄνδρ᾽ ἐ., [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.10, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 649: in Poets the _Article_ is frequently omitted, ἤματι κείνῳ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.37, etc.)]; but when this is the case in Prose, ἐκεῖνος follows the substantive, ἡμέρας ἐκείνης [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.59, etc.)]
II adverb ἐκείνως in that case, [Refs ([prev. author] 1.77, 3.46)]; in that way, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀγμῶν” 27; ζῆν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 516d, etc.)]: Ionic dialect κείνως [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.120.)]
III dative feminine ἐκείνῃ as adverb,
III.1 of Place, at that place, in that neighbourhood, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.106, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.77, etc.)]; κείνῃ (i.e. ὁδῷ) [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.111.)]
III.2 of Manner, in that manner, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 556a, etc.)]
IV with Preps., ἐξ ἐκείνου from that time, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Agesilaus” 1.17; ἀπ᾽ ἐκείνου 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DMar.” 2.2)]; κατ᾽ ἐκεῖνα in that region, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.5.17, etc.; μετ᾽ ἐκεῖνα)]afterwards, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.81)]; compare ἐπέκεινα.