"to go from or out of a place, depart from, Mk. 11:19; 13:1; to be voided, Mk. 7:19; to be cast out, Mt. 17:21; to proceed from, be spoken, Mt. 4:4; 15:11; to burst forth, Rev. 4:5; to be spread abroad, Lk. 4:37; to flow out, Rev. 22:1; from the Hebrew, ἐκπορεύομαι καὶ εἰσπορεύομα..."
Definition and meaning
to go from or out of a place, depart from, Mk. 11:19; 13:1; to be voided, Mk. 7:19; to be cast out, Mt. 17:21; to proceed from, be spoken, Mt. 4:4; 15:11; to burst forth, Rev. 4:5; to be spread abroad, Lk. 4:37; to flow out, Rev. 22:1; from the Hebrew, ἐκπορεύομαι καὶ εἰσπορεύομαι. see εἰσέρχομαι, Acts 9:28
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐκπορεύομαι
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 ekporeuomai (G1607) across the King James Bible.
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
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Common questions
Strong's G1607 (ekporeuomai) is a Greek word that means: to go from or out of a place, depart from, Mk. 11:19; 13:1; to be voided, Mk. 7:19; to be cast out, Mt. 17:21; to proceed from, be spoken, Mt. 4:4; 15:11; to burst forth, Rev. 4:5; to be spread abroad... It appears 34 times in the King James Bible.
The word ekporeuomai (G1607) appears 34 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1607 is ekporeuomai, a Greek word defined as: to go from or out of a place, depart from, Mk. 11:19; 13:1; to be voided, Mk. 7:19; to be cast out, Mt. 17:21; to proceed from, be spoken, Mt. 4:4; 15. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ekporeuomai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.