What does ἐκ · αὐτός mean in the Bible?
ἐκ · αὐτός is a Greek phrase meaning "literal or figurative; direct or remote)".
Greek · G1537, G846
ἐξ αὐτοῦ
Literal or figurative; direct or remote) · it/s/he
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ἐκ G1537 literal or figurative; direct or remote)
Pronunciation ek
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αὐτός G846 it/s/he
Pronunciation autós
In oblique cases, functions as simple third-person pronoun; in nominative, emphasizes identity or distinction.
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What does ἐξ αὐτοῦ (ex autou) mean in the Bible?
ἐκ · αὐτός is a Greek phrase meaning "literal or figurative; direct or remote)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1537, G846?
G1537, G846 is connected to 913 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. literal or figurative; direct or remote)
Source Gloss
literal or figurative; direct or remote)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 913
Matt 1:3 · Matt 1:5 · Matt 1:6 · Matt 1:16 · Matt 1:18 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 2:6 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 3:17 · Matt 5:37 · Matt 6:27 · Matt 7:4 · Matt 7:5 · Matt 7:9 · Matt 8:28 913×
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain