Strong's Lexicon
G1851 — ἐξοχή
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1851 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐξοχή |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G1537 and G2192 (meaning to stand out) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | exoche |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ex-okh-ay' |
| Meaning: | 1. prominence (figuratively) |
| KJV Renderings: | principal |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐξοχή, ἐξοχης, ἡ (from ἐξέχω to stand out, be prominent; cf. ὑπεροχή);
1. properly, in Greek writings any prominence or projection, as the peak or summit of a mountain (ἐπ’ ἐξοχή πέτρας, Job 39:28 the Sept.); in medical writings a protuberance, swelling, wart, etc.
2. metaphorically, eminence, excellence, superiority (Cicero, ad Att. 4, 15, 7 ἐξοχή in nullo est, pecunia omnium dignitatem exaequat); ἄνδρες οἱ κατ’ ἐξοχήν ὄντες τῆς πόλεως, the prominent men of the city, Act 25:23.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐξοχή (principal)
Acts 25:23
- KJV: And on the morrow when Agrippa was come and Bernice with great pomp and was entered into the place of hearing with the chief captains and principal men of the city at Festus’ commandment Paul was brought forth
- GK: τη ουν επαύριον ελθόντος του Αγρίππα και της Βερνίκης μετά πολλής φαντασίας και εισελθόντων εις το ακροατήριον συν τε τοις χιλιάρχοις και ανδράσι τοις κατ΄ εξοχήν ούσι της πόλεως και κελεύσαντος του Φήστου ήχθη ο Παύλος