Strong’s G1553 · Greek
ἐκδημέω
ekdēméō · ek-day-meh'-o
Origin from a compound of ἐκ (G1537) and δῆμος (G1218);
Meaning to emigrate, i.e. (figuratively) vacate or quit
In the King James Version be absent.
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- 2 Corinthians 5:6Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
- 2 Corinthians 5:8We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 5:9Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.