Lexicon
ἐξωθέω
exōtheō
G1856
G:V Greek

to expel

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Exotheo describes driving nations out and directing a boat toward a shore.

The attested uses show forcible removal of nations in Acts 7:45 and the intended movement of a boat toward a shore in Acts 27:39.

Senses in use

  1. Driving nations out · common

    In Acts 7:45, the aorist active indicative occurs in the clause about nations whom God removed before Israel; the APB renders the wider clause “the nations that God drove out before them.”

  2. Putting a boat toward shore · common

    In Acts 27:39, the aorist active infinitive appears with the crew's plan concerning a bay and shore; the APB renders the clause “they planned to run the boat if they could.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the two clauses as God having “drove out” nations and sailors planning to “run the boat” toward a shore. These phrases describe the clauses rather than fixed renderings of the term.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture