The meaning of “ἐκφεύγω”
Understanding ekpheúgō reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
escape, flee. - to flee out
ἐκφεύγω
escape, flee. - to flee out
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke 21:36 | “Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.” Word: ἐκφεύγω (ekpheúgō) | |
| Acts 19:16 | “And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.” Word: ἐκφεύγω (ekpheúgō) | |
| Romans 2:3 | “And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?” Word: ἐκφεύγω (ekpheúgō) | |
| 2 Corinthians 11:33 | “And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands. ” Word: ἐκφεύγω (ekpheúgō) | |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:3 | “For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.” Word: ἐκφεύγω (ekpheúgō) |