"pr. to be absent from home, go abroad, travel; hence, to be absent from any place or person, 2 Cor. 5:6, 8, 9*"
Definition and meaning
pr. to be absent from home, go abroad, travel; hence, to be absent from any place or person, 2 Cor. 5:6, 8, 9*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐκδημέω
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ekdemeo (G1553) across the King James Bible.
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
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Common questions
Strong's G1553 (ekdemeo) is a Greek word that means: pr. to be absent from home, go abroad, travel; hence, to be absent from any place or person, 2 Cor. 5:6, 8, 9* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word ekdemeo (G1553) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1553 is ekdemeo, a Greek word defined as: pr. to be absent from home, go abroad, travel; hence, to be absent from any place or person, 2 Cor. 5:6, 8, 9*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ekdemeo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.