ἐξώτερος
exōteros · outer
Greek word · Strong’s number G1857 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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exōteros (ἐξώτερος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “outer”.
Outside; "the outer darkness".
How to say it
e·xō·te·ros
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
- Farthest out, far from the light.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 8:12
but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
- Matthew 22:13
Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind his feet and hands and throw him into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
- Matthew 25:30
And throw the worthless slave into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’