ekdemeo describes being away in the body-and-Lord contrast of 2 Corinthians 5.

The attested uses describe being away within a contrast between the body and the Lord: present forms occur in statements about being away, and the infinitive expresses a preference to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

1. Being away in the body-and-Lord contrast · dominant

   In 2 Corinthians 5:6, the present active indicative form occurs in the clause that contrasts being at home in the body with being away from the Lord; the APB renders the clause "while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord." In 2 Corinthians 5:8, the aorist active infinitive occurs with being away from the body and at home with the Lord, while 2 Corinthians 5:9 uses a present active participle in the paired expression "whether at home or away."

   2 Corinthians 5:62 Corinthians 5:82 Corinthians 5:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant contrast with "away from the Lord" in 2 Corinthians 5:6, "away from the body" in 2 Corinthians 5:8, and "away" in 2 Corinthians 5:9. These phrases show the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.