What does ἐκεῖνος (ekeînos) mean in the Bible?
ἐκεῖνος (ekeînos) is a Greek word meaning "that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed".
Greek · G1565
ἐκεῖνος
That one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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ἐκεῖνος G1565
Pronunciation ekeînos
What does ἐκεῖνος (ekeînos) mean in the Bible?
ἐκεῖνος (ekeînos) is a Greek word meaning "that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1565?
The BSB source-word alignment has 244 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include that (74), He (22), those (21), - (19), . . . (6).
Where does ἐκεῖνος (ekeînos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:1. Its strongest book concentrations include John (71), Matthew (54), Luke (33), Mark (23).
Are there verse guides for ἐκεῖνος (ekeînos)?
This entry includes 4 verse guides that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It that 74× Matthew 7:22, Matthew 7:25, Matthew 7:27, Matthew 8:28
He 22× John 3:30, John 4:25, John 5:38, John 5:46
those 21× Matthew 3:1, Matthew 22:7, Matthew 24:19, Matthew 24:22
- 19× Matthew 14:35, Matthew 18:27, Matthew 20:4, Matthew 22:10
. . . 6× Matthew 9:31, Mark 2:20, Luke 5:35, John 4:53
they 6× Mark 16:20, John 10:6, John 11:13, John 20:13
of that 5× Matthew 14:35, Matthew 24:50, Luke 11:26, Luke 12:46
vvv 5× Mark 3:24, Mark 3:25, John 8:10, Acts 3:23
[the] 4× Mark 12:7, John 21:7, Acts 12:6, 2 Thessalonians 1:10
Him 4× John 3:28, John 5:43, John 13:27, 1 John 4:17
She 4× Mark 16:10, John 11:29, John 20:15, John 20:16
[Jesus] 3× John 2:21, 1 John 2:6, 1 John 3:16
of those 3× Matthew 24:29, Matthew 25:19, Luke 14:24
this 3× Matthew 24:43, Luke 20:18, John 21:23
to that 3× Matthew 26:24, Mark 14:21, Luke 22:22
to them 3× Matthew 13:11, 1 Corinthians 10:11, Hebrews 4:2
to those 3× Matthew 21:40, Mark 4:11, Hebrews 6:7
very 3× Matthew 9:22, Matthew 15:28, John 20:19
[Christ] 2× 1 John 3:5, 1 John 3:7
for that 2× Matthew 10:15, Luke 10:12
His 2× John 9:28, 2 Timothy 2:26
that very 2× Matthew 8:13, Luke 7:21
their 2× 2 Corinthians 8:14
them 2× Mark 16:13, John 10:35
[ Christ ] 1× 1 John 3:3
[and] 1× Matthew 17:27
[brother] 1× Romans 14:15
[But the man] 1× John 9:9
[caused] 1× 2 Corinthians 7:8
[even though] he 1× Acts 3:13
[he] 1× Matthew 26:24
[its] 1× Luke 6:49
[Jannes and Jambres] 1× 2 Timothy 3:9
[John] 1× John 5:35
[Judas] 1× John 13:30
[others] 1× Mark 4:20
[that] 1× John 18:13
[the Father] 1× John 5:19
[the next] 1× John 19:31
[the people] 1× Hebrews 12:25
[the Pharisee] 1× Luke 18:14
[the pigs] 1× Luke 8:32
[then] for him 1× Romans 14:14
[who is] 1× 2 Corinthians 10:18
[who] 1× John 7:45
[your] 1× Matthew 18:32
as [the men] 1× Acts 10:9
by [His] 1× Titus 3:7
He himself 1× John 1:8
in 1× Luke 20:35
of 1× Matthew 12:45
of His 1× 2 Peter 1:16
of the 1× Acts 22:11
of those things 1× Romans 6:21
that [is what] 1× Mark 7:20
that [sin] 1× 1 John 5:16
that [way] 1× Luke 19:4
the [one] 1× John 13:26
the one 1× 1 Corinthians 10:28
the same 1× Luke 10:31
These 1× John 5:39
They [do it] 1× 1 Corinthians 9:25
those [servants] 1× Luke 12:38
through [His] 1× 2 Corinthians 8:9
with Him 1× John 19:15
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 3:1 ἐκείναις to those Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural Matthew 7:22 ἐκείνῃ to that Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular Matthew 7:25 ἐκείνῃ to that Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular Matthew 7:27 ἐκείνῃ to that Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular Matthew 8:13 ἐκείνῃ to that very Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular Matthew 8:28 ἐκείνης to that Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 9:22 ἐκείνης to very Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 9:26 ἐκείνην to that Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular Matthew 9:31 ἐκείνῃ to . . . Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular Matthew 10:14 ἐκείνης to that Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 3:1
Aligned rows 244
Books represented 17
Matthew 54 Mark 23 Luke 33 John 71 Acts 22 Romans 3 1 Corinthians 4 2 Corinthians 5 Ephesians 1 2 Thessalonians 1 2 Timothy 6 Titus 1 Hebrews 8 James 2 2 Peter 1 1 John 7 Revelation 2
Source forms
ἐκεῖνος 46x ekeinos Matthew 18:28, Matthew 24:46, Matthew 24:48, Matthew 26:24
ἐκείνῃ 38x ekeinē Matthew 7:22, Matthew 7:25, Matthew 7:27, Matthew 8:13
ἐκείνου 22x ekeinou Matthew 12:45, Matthew 14:35, Matthew 18:27, Matthew 24:50
ἐκείνης 19x ekeinēs Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:22, Matthew 10:14, Matthew 15:28
ἐκείναις 16x ekeinais Matthew 3:1, Matthew 24:19, Matthew 24:38, Mark 1:9
ἐκεῖνοι 13x ekeinoi Matthew 22:10, Mark 16:20, Luke 12:37, Luke 12:38
ἐκεῖνον 12x ekeinon Matthew 13:44, Matthew 17:27, Luke 18:14, Luke 20:18
ἐκείνην 10x ekeinēn Matthew 9:26, Matthew 14:35, Matthew 18:32, Mark 6:55
Parsing patterns
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular 58x Matthew 18:28, Matthew 24:46, Matthew 24:48, Matthew 26:24
Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular 38x Matthew 7:22, Matthew 7:25, Matthew 7:27, Matthew 8:13
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular 20x Matthew 12:45, Matthew 14:35, Matthew 18:27, Matthew 24:50
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular 19x Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:22, Matthew 10:14, Matthew 15:28
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural 17x Matthew 22:10, Mark 4:20, Mark 12:7, Mark 16:20
Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural 16x Matthew 3:1, Matthew 24:19, Matthew 24:38, Mark 1:9
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular 12x Matthew 13:44, Matthew 17:27, Luke 18:14, Luke 20:18
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular 10x Matthew 9:26, Matthew 14:35, Matthew 18:32, Mark 6:55
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
John 1:8 Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐκεῖνος ekeinos that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed The form sharpens the reference to a particular person already in view and helps the verse read as a clear denial that he was the light. Read verse guide John 1:18 Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐκεῖνος ekeinos that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed The pronoun adds pointed emphasis to the Son as the one who reveals the Father, strengthening the sentence's final focus without changing the basic sense supplied by the wider context. Read verse guide John 1:33 Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐκεῖνός ekeinos that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed The form adds emphasis and continuity by pointing back to the previously mentioned sender, so the sentence reads as a focused recollection of who spoke to John. Read verse guide John 1:39 Accusative Singular Feminine
ἐκείνην· ekeinen that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed The form adds specificity and emphasis to the day mentioned, reinforcing that the stay happened on that particular day. Read verse guide Evidence Summary
Greek word. that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
Source Gloss
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 251 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:1 Dative Plural Feminine
ἐκείναις ekeinaiv
that, that one there, yonder
Read verse Matthew 7:22 Dative Singular Feminine
ἐκείνῃ ekeinh
that, that one there, yonder
Read verse Matthew 7:25 Dative Singular Feminine
ἐκείνῃ, ekeinh
that, that one there, yonder
Read verse Matthew 7:27 Dative Singular Feminine
ἐκείνῃ, ekeinh
that, that one there, yonder
Read verse Matthew 8:13 Dative Singular Feminine
ἐκείνῃ. ekeinh
that, that one there, yonder
Read verse Matthew 8:28 Genitive Singular Feminine
ἐκείνης· ekeinhv
that, that one there, yonder
Read verse Matthew 9:22 Genitive Singular Feminine
ἐκείνης. ekeinhv
that, that one there, yonder
Read verse Matthew 9:26 Accusative Singular Feminine
ἐκείνην. ekeinhn
that, that one there, yonder
Read verse Matthew 9:31 Dative Singular Feminine
ἐκείνῃ. ekeinh
that, that one there, yonder
Read verse Matthew 10:14 Genitive Singular Feminine
ἐκείνης, ekeinhv
that, that one there, yonder
Read verse Matthew 10:15 Dative Singular Feminine
ἐκείνῃ. ekeinh
that, that one there, yonder
Read verse Matthew 10:19 Dative Singular Feminine
ἐκείνῃ ekeinh
that, that one there, yonder
Read verse Matthew 11:25 Dative Singular Masculine
ἐκείνῳ ekeinw
that, that one there, yonder
Read verse Matthew 12:1 Dative Singular Masculine
ἐκείνῳ ekeinw
that, that one there, yonder
Read verse Matthew 12:45 Genitive Singular Masculine
ἐκείνου ekeinou
that, that one there, yonder
Read verse Matthew 13:1 Dative Singular Feminine
ἐκείνῃ ekeinh
that, that one there, yonder
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 242 Case pattern Nominative (89) Number pattern Singular (109)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 18:28 · Matt 24:46 · Matt 24:48 · Matt 26:24 · Matt 27:8 · Matt 27:63 · Mark 14:21 · Luke 12:43 · Luke 12:45 · Luke 12:47 · John 1:8 · John 1:18 · John 1:33 · John 2:21 · John 4:25 · John 5:11 58×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 22:10 · Mark 4:20 · Mark 12:7 · Mark 16:20 · Luke 12:37 · Luke 12:38 · Luke 13:4 · John 7:45 · John 10:6 · John 11:13 · John 19:15 · John 20:13 · Acts 21:6 · 1 Cor 9:25 · 1 Cor 15:11 · Heb 12:25 16×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Mark 3:24 · Mark 3:25 · Mark 16:10 · Luke 21:34 · John 11:29 · John 20:15 · John 20:16 · 2 Cor 7:8 · Heb 8:7 9×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 24:22 · Matt 25:7 · Mark 13:19 · John 5:39 5×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Mark 7:20 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 12:45 · Matt 14:35 · Matt 18:27 · Matt 24:50 · Luke 11:26 · Luke 12:46 · Luke 20:35 · John 3:28 · John 5:47 · John 9:28 · John 11:49 · John 11:51 · John 18:13 · Acts 3:13 · Acts 3:23 · Acts 19:16 20×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 8:28 · Matt 9:22 · Matt 10:14 · Matt 15:28 · Matt 17:18 · Matt 22:46 · Matt 24:36 · Matt 26:29 · Mark 13:32 · Mark 14:25 · Luke 6:49 · Luke 9:5 · Luke 15:15 · Luke 19:4 · John 4:39 · John 11:53 19×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 25:19 · Luke 14:24 · Acts 10:9 · Rom 6:21 · 2 Cor 8:14 · 2 Tim 3:9 7×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter John 19:31 · Acts 22:11 2×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 15:22 1×
Word Origins
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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