G1553 ἐκδημέω
ekdēméō — to emigrate, i.e. (figuratively) vacate or quit
KJV: be absent
Built from ἐκ ek (literal or figurative) + δῆμος dēmos (the public)
Occurs 3 times. Every verse with this word
Where it occurs
- 2 Corinthians 5:6 — Therefore we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;
- 2 Corinthians 5:8 — We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 5:9 — Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.