ἐκχωρ-έω G1633
to depart, withdraw, leave; to go out from a place or situation
This verb means to depart or withdraw from a place. In Luke 21:21, Jesus warns those in Judea to flee to the mountains, and those in the city to "depart" when they see Jerusalem surrounded. The verb emphasizes leaving, getting out, evacuating. Classical usage includes emigrating or retiring from a place. The multilingual glosses (salgan, sortir) capture the sense of exiting or going out, underscoring the urgency of escape in Jesus' apocalyptic warning.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To depart or withdraw from a place, often in the sense of evacuating or fleeing. In Luke 21:21, Jesus commands those in the city to depart when they see the signs of impending judgment on Jerusalem. The imperative conveys urgency: don't stay, get out. The verb fits the context of eschatological warning, where heeding the call to leave could mean the difference between life and death. 1×
AR["لِيَخرُجوا"]·ben["বেরিয়ে-যাক"]·DE["ἐκχωρείτωσαν"]·EN["let-them-depart"]·FR["sortir"]·heb["יֵצְאוּ"]·HI["निकलें"]·ID["keluarlah"]·IT["ekchoreitosan"]·jav["sami-medal;"]·KO["떠나라"]·PT["saiam"]·RU["пусть-выходят"]·ES["salgan"]·SW["waondoke"]·TR["ayrılsınlar"]·urd["نکل-جائیں"]
Related Senses
H0935 1. come, arrive (Qal) (2413×)G1473 1. first person singular pronoun (2084×)H3318 1. Qal: go out, depart, come forth (891×)H7725 1. to return, come/go back (Qal) (874×)H5927 1. go up, ascend (Qal) (779×)H7971 1. to send, dispatch (Qal) (701×)G2064 1. come / arrive (physical movement toward) (588×)H5307 1. Qal: fall down physically (339×)H5375 1. Qal: to lift up, raise (330×)H5975 1. to stand, stand up (310×)H5674a 1. Qal: pass by, pass through (256×)H3381 1. Qal: to go down, descend (physical movement) (242×)G1831 1. go/come out physically (193×)H5337 1. deliver, rescue, save (Hifil) (188×)H7901 1. lie down, rest, sleep (183×)G1525 1. enter a place physically (179×)H7812 1. prostrate oneself, bow down, worship (173×)H3318 2. Hifil: bring out, lead out, take out (persons) (172×)H7725 2. to bring back, restore (Hifil) (151×)H5674a 2. Qal: cross over (134×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐκχωρ-έω, depart, ἐκ χώρας Refs; leave a country, emigrate, Refs 5th c.BC+; withdraw, ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας Refs 2nd c.BC+, etc.: metaphorically, ἐ. ἐκ τοῦ ζῆν Refs 2nd c.BC+ __2 slip out of, ἀστράγαλος ἐξεχώρησε ἐκ τῶν ἄρθρων Refs 5th c.BC+ __3 give way, retire, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τινί τινος give way to a person in a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+ __4 impersonal of a motion of the bowels, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II transitive, give up, cede, τινί τι Refs 3rd c.BC+:—passive, Refs