ekpheugō · escape

What it means

ekpheugō (ἐκφεύγω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “escape”.

Flee away.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To flee and get away from danger or punishment.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• escape ×5
• escaped ×2
• they fled ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×1
• Acts×2
• Romans×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×1
• Hebrews×2

• Luke 21:36

  But stay awake at every time, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

• Acts 16:27

  And the jailer, waking up and seeing the doors of the prison opened, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

• Acts 19:16

  And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered both and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

• Romans 2:3

  And do you suppose this, O human being, you who judge those who practice such things and do them, that you will escape the judgment of God?

• 2 Corinthians 11:33

  and through a window in a basket I was let down through the wall and escaped his hands.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:3

  When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes upon them, like labor pains on a woman who is pregnant, and they will certainly not escape.

• Hebrews 2:3

  how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? It had its beginning in being spoken through the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard,

• Hebrews 12:25

  See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, much less will we escape who turn away from the one who warns from the heavens.