1560. ekdotos
Strong's Lexicon
ekdotos: Delivered up, given over

Original Word: ἐκδοτός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: ekdotos
Pronunciation: ek-do-tos
Phonetic Spelling: (ek'-dot-os)
Definition: Delivered up, given over
Meaning: given up, delivered up.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἐκδίδωμι (ekdidōmi), meaning "to give up" or "to deliver over."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "ekdotos," the concept of being "delivered up" can be related to Hebrew terms like נָתַן (nathan, Strong's H5414), meaning "to give" or "to deliver."

Usage: The term "ekdotos" is used to describe something or someone that has been handed over or delivered up, often in the context of betrayal or surrender. It conveys the idea of being given up to the power or control of another, frequently with negative connotations.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of being "delivered up" or "given over" often carried legal and social implications. It could refer to the act of handing someone over to authorities or enemies, a common practice in legal and military contexts. In the New Testament, this term is imbued with theological significance, particularly in relation to the betrayal and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ek and didómi
Definition
given out or over, i.e. surrendered
NASB Translation
delivered (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1560: ἔκδοτος

ἔκδοτος, ἔκδοτον (ἐκδίδωμι), given over, delivered up, (to enemies, or to the power, the will, of someone): λαμβάνειν τινα ἔκδοτον, Acts 2:23 (but λαβόντες is rejected by G L T Tr WH); διδόναι or ποιεῖν τινα ἔκδοτος Herodotus 3, 1; Demosthenes, 648, 25; Josephus, Antiquities 6, 13, 9; Palaeph. 41, 2; others; Bel and the Dragon, verse ; ἑαυτόν ἔκδοτος διδόναι τῷ θανάτῳ, Ignatius ad Smyrn. 4, 2 [ET].

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
delivered.

From ek and a derivative of didomi; given out or over, i.e. Surrendered -- delivered.

see GREEK ek

see GREEK didomi

Forms and Transliterations
εκδοτον έκδοτον ἔκδοτον ekdoton ékdoton
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 2:23 Adj-AMS
GRK: τοῦ θεοῦ ἔκδοτον διὰ χειρὸς
NAS: this [Man], delivered over by the predetermined
KJV: Him, being delivered by the determinate
INT: of God given up by hands

Strong's Greek 1560
1 Occurrence


ἔκδοτον — 1 Occ.

















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