outside/except
ektos marks what is excluded from a stated matter or located on the exterior rather than within.
The attested use most often marks an exception or exclusion from what has been stated, including conditions, persons, or claims that do not extend beyond a limit. It also marks an exterior location in contrasts between what is within and what is outside.
Senses in use
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Exclusion or stated exception · dominant
In 1 Corinthians 14:5 and 1 Corinthians 15:2, the adverb occurs in clauses that set an exception to the preceding statement; the APB renders these clauses with “unless.” In 1 Corinthians 15:27 and 1 Timothy 5:19, the clause excludes someone from what is subjected or limits receiving a charge; the APB renders “does not include” and “except.” Acts 26:22 similarly places the testimony within what the prophets and Moses said, rendered “nothing beyond.”
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Exterior to a body or object · common
In 1 Corinthians 6:18, the prepositional form occurs in the contrast between a sin described as outside the body and sinning against one’s own body. In 2 Corinthians 12:2, it marks the alternative “outside the body,” while Matthew 23:26 contrasts cleaning the inside of a cup and plate with its exterior becoming clean.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the exclusion use with “unless,” “except,” “does not include,” and “beyond,” and presents the spatial use with “outside.” These renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.