Original Word: ἐκεῖ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: ekei
Pronunciation: eh-KAY
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-i')
Definition: (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there.
Meaning: The adverb ἐκεῖ is translated as "there" or "in that place," indicating a specific location or position.

Word Origin: Derived from a demonstrative base akin to ἐκεῖνος (ekeínos), meaning "that" or "that one."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek ἐκεῖ corresponds to several Hebrew terms that convey the idea of "there" or "in that place," including:
• Strong's Hebrew 8033: שָׁם (sham) • "there"
• Strong's Hebrew 8478: תַּחַת (tachat) • "under, beneath, instead of" (contextually can mean "there" in certain constructions)
• Strong's Hebrew 6311: פֹּה (poh) • "here, there" (though primarily "here," it can be used contextually as "there")

These Hebrew terms, like ἐκεῖ, are used to specify location and are integral to understanding the spatial dynamics within biblical narratives.

Usage: The term ἐκεῖ is used in the New Testament to denote a particular place, often contrasting with "here" (ἐνταῦθα, entaútha). It is frequently employed to describe where events occur, where people are located, or where actions are directed.

Context: The Greek adverb ἐκεῖ appears numerous times in the New Testament, serving as a spatial marker that directs the reader's attention to a specific location. It is often used in narrative contexts to describe where Jesus traveled, where miracles took place, or where teachings were delivered. For example, in Matthew 2:9, the star that the Magi followed "stood over the place where the Child was." In John 11:6, when Jesus heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed "two more days in the place where He was." The use of ἐκεῖ helps to create a vivid geographical context within the Gospel narratives, emphasizing the physical reality of the events described.

Theologically, ἐκεῖ can also carry implications of divine presence or absence. In Matthew 18:20, Jesus states, "For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them." Here, ἐκεῖ underscores the promise of Christ's presence among His followers, regardless of their physical location. Conversely, in parables and teachings about judgment, ἐκεῖ can denote separation from God's presence, as seen in Matthew 25:30, "And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
there, by ext. to there
NASB Translation
bystanders* (1), case (1), city (1), nearby (1), over there (1), place (2), place there (4), there (84).

STRONGS NT 1563: ἐκεῖ

ἐκεῖ, adverb of place, there;

a. properly: Matthew 2:13, 15; Matthew 5:24, and frequent. In Luke 13:28; ἐκεῖ is not used for ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ καιρῷ followed by ὅταν (at that time ... when etc.), but means in that place whither ye have been banished; cf. Meyer at the passage οἱ ἐκεῖ, namely, ὄντες, standing there, Matthew 26:71 (Tr marginal reading αὐτοί ἐκεῖ). It answers to a relative adverb: οὗ τό πνεῦμα, ἐκεῖ ἐλευθερία, 2 Corinthians 3:17 Rec.; Matthew 6:21; Matthew 18:20; Matthew 24:28; Mark 6:10; Luke 12:34; Hebraistically, where a preceding adverb or relative pronoun has already attracted the verb, ἐκεῖ is added to this verb pleonastically: Revelation 12:6 G T Tr WH (ὅπου ἔχει ἐκεῖ τόπον), Revelation 12:14 (ὅπου τρέφεται ἐκεῖ); cf. Deuteronomy 4:5, 14, 26; 1 Macc. 14:34, and what was said, p. 86{b}, 5 on the pronoun αὐτός after a relative.

b. by a negligent use common also in the classics it stands after verbs of motion for ἐκεῖσε, thither: so after ἀπέρχομαι, Matthew 2:22; μεταβαίνω, Matthew 17:20; ὑπάγω, John 11:8; ἔρχομαι, John 18:3; προπέμπομαι, Romans 15:24; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., pp. 43f, 128; Hermann on Sophocles Antig. 515; Trachin. 1006; Alexander Buttmann (1873) on Philoct. 481; Winers Grammar, § 54, 7; Buttmann, 71 (62) and 378 (324).

there, to yonder place.

Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither -- there, thither(-ward), (to) yonder (place).

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