to go out/away
exeimi denotes moving out from a place or departing, including setting out toward another destination.
The attested use describes movement out from a setting or departure toward another place: people go out after hearing a message, depart after delivering instructions, plan to leave the next day, or are ordered to move from a ship toward land.
Senses in use
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Leaving or moving out toward a destination · dominant
In Acts 13:42, the present active participle occurs as people leave and ask to hear the words again; the APB renders the clause “As they went out.” In Acts 17:15 and Acts 20:7, departure follows the escorting of Paul and his intention to leave the next day, while Acts 27:43 places the present infinitive in an order for swimmers to leave the ship toward land; the APB renders “they departed,” “intending to depart,” and “jump overboard first and make for the land.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the movement with “went out,” “departed,” and “intending to depart”; in Acts 27:43 it describes the commanded movement as swimmers who “jump overboard first and make for the land.” These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.