ekporeuomai · go out, proceed

What it means

ekporeuomai (ἐκπορεύομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “go out, proceed”.

Go out; also proceed from someone.

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 exit a place, or head toward someone.
2. To spring from within, like words from the mouth.

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

How it is translated

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

• come out ×6
• comes out ×4
• was going out ×3
• were going out ×3
• came out ×2
• come ×2
• goes out ×2
• went out ×2
• were coming out ×2
• as you leave ×1
• others ×6

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×5
• Mark×11
• Luke×3
• John×2
• Acts×3
• Ephesians×1
• Revelation×8

• Matthew 3:5

  Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region around the Jordan were going out to him,

• Matthew 4:4

  But he answered and said, “It is written, ‘A person will not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out through the mouth of God.’”

• Matthew 15:11

  it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles the person, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles the person.”

• Matthew 15:18

  But the things that come out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and those defile the person.

• Matthew 20:29

  And as they were going out from Jericho, a large crowd followed him.

• Mark 1:5

  And all the Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and they were being immersed by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

• Mark 6:11

  And whatever place does not receive you nor listen to you, as you leave from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet as a testimony to them.”

• Mark 7:15

  There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him; but the things that come out of a person are what defile the person.”

• Mark 7:19

  because it does not go into his heart but into the stomach, and goes out into the latrine?” —declaring clean all foods.

• Mark 7:20

  And he was saying, “What comes out of a person, that defiles the person.

• Mark 7:21

  For from within, out of the heart of people, come the evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,

• Mark 7:23

  All these evil things come out from within and defile the person.”

• Mark 10:17

  And as he was going out on the way, a man ran up and knelt before him and was asking him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

• Mark 10:46

  And they come to Jericho. And as he was leaving from Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting beside the road.

• Mark 11:19

  And when evening came, they went out of the city.

• Mark 13:1

  And as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples says to him, “Teacher, look, what stones and what buildings!”

• Luke 3:7

  So he was saying to the crowds that were coming out to be immersed by him, “Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

• Luke 4:22

  And all were testifying about him and marveling at the words of grace that were coming out of his mouth, and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

• Luke 4:37

  And a report about him was going out into every place of the surrounding region.

• John 5:29

  and come out, those who have done good to a resurrection of life, and those who have practiced evil to a resurrection of judgment.

• John 15:26

  When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.

• Acts 9:28

  And he was with them, going in and going out in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.

• Acts 19:12

  so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits went out.

• Acts 25:4

  Festus then answered that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to set out there shortly.

• Ephesians 4:29

  Let no corrupt word come out of your mouth, but only whatever is good for building up according to the need, so that it may give grace to those who hear.

• Revelation 1:16

  and he had in his right hand seven stars, and from his mouth came out a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun when it shines in its strength.

• Revelation 4:5

  And from the throne come out lightnings and voices and thunders, and seven lamps of fire are burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God;

• Revelation 9:17

  And this is how I saw the horses in the vision and those who sat on them, having breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of sulfur; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths come fire and smoke and sulfur.

• Revelation 9:18

  By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and the smoke and the sulfur that came out of their mouths.

• Revelation 11:5

  And if anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouth and devours their enemies; and if anyone wants to harm them, in this way he must be killed.

• Revelation 16:14

  for they are spirits of demons performing signs, who go out to the kings of the whole inhabited world, to gather them for the war of the great day of God the Almighty.

• Revelation 19:15

  And out of his mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it he may strike the nations; and he will shepherd them with an iron rod; and he treads the winepress of the wine of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

• Revelation 22:1

  And he showed me a river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb