"absent in foreign countries, Mk. 13:34*"
Definition and meaning
absent in foreign countries, Mk. 13:34*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀπόδημος
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of apodemos (G590) across the King James Bible.
For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
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Common questions
Strong's G590 (apodemos) is a Greek word that means: absent in foreign countries, Mk. 13:34* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word apodemos (G590) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G590 is apodemos, a Greek word defined as: absent in foreign countries, Mk. 13:34*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
apodemos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.