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Strong's G1856 ἐξωθέω (exotheo)

Exotheo means “drive out” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1856 — daqar (“pierce”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1856
Language Greek
Linked Usages 26
Books 10

Strong's G1856 Quick Answer

Strong's G1856 ἐξωθέω (exotheo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. exotheo (ex-o-theh'-o) (or exotho ex-o'-tho) v. 1. to expel 2. (by implication) to propel It has 26 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include out and thrust. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Meaning
exotheo (ex-o-theh'-o) (or exotho ex-o'-tho) v. 1. to expel 2. (by implication) to propel
Usage
26 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Usage Words
out and thrust

Meaning and Definition

exotheo (ex-o-theh'-o) (or exotho ex-o'-tho) v. 1. to expel 2. (by implication) to propel [from G1537 and otheo "to push"] KJV: drive out, thrust in Root(s): G1537

Original Word
ἐξωθέω
Transliteration
exotheo
Derivation
Root: ἐκ R1: 1537
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1856. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to expel

Usage: ἐξ-ωθέω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for נָדָה hi. ;] __1. to thrust out: Act.7:45. __2. to drive out of the sea, drive on shore: Act.27:39 (WH, txt., ἐκσῶσαι).† *ἐκ-σώζω, to preserve from danger, bring safe: Act.27:39 (ἐξῶσαι, WH, mg., R, txt., see: ἐξωθέω).† ἐξ-ωθέω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for נָדָה hi. ;] __1. to thrust out: Act.7:45. __2. to drive out of the sea, drive on shore: Act.27:39 (WH, txt., ἐκσῶσαι).† *ἐκ-σώζω, to preserve from danger, bring safe: Act.27:39 (ἐξῶσαι, WH, mg., R, txt., see: ἐξωθέω).† (AS)

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How Strong's G1856 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render exotheo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

out Acts 7:45 thrust Acts 27:39

How Strong's G1856 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 24 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1856 (ἐξωθέω) appears 25 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1856 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1856 in the New Testament

2 indexed usages in New Testament.

Acts 7:45 KJV

Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;

Acts 27:39 KJV

And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

Strong's G1856 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

24 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 13:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And that prophet or that dreamer of a dream, shall die; for he has spoken to make thee err from the Lord thy God who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, who redeemed thee from bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in: so shalt thou abolish the evil from among you.

2 Kingdoms 14:13 Septuagint / Brenton

And the woman said, Why hast thou devised this thing against the people of God? or is this word out of the king’s mouth as a transgression, so that the king should not bring back his banished?

2 Kingdoms 14:14 Septuagint / Brenton

For we shall surely die, and be as water poured upon the earth, which shall not be gathered up, and God shall take the life, even as he devises to thrust forth from him his outcast.

Usage Excerpts

First 26 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1856.

Deuteronomy 13:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And that prophet or that dreamer of a dream, shall die; for he has spoken to make thee err from the Lord thy God who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, who redeemed thee from bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in: so shalt thou abolish the evil from among you.
2 Kingdoms 14:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the woman said, Why hast thou devised this thing against the people of God? or is this word out of the king’s mouth as a transgression, so that the king should not bring back his banished?
2 Kingdoms 14:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For we shall surely die, and be as water poured upon the earth, which shall not be gathered up, and God shall take the life, even as he devises to thrust forth from him his outcast.
2 Kingdoms 15:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, Rise, and let us flee, for we have no refuge from Absalom: make haste and go, lest he overtake us speedily, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
2 Kingdoms 23:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All these are as a thorn thrust forth, For they shall not be taken with the hand,
4 Kingdoms 17:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Forasmuch as Israel revolted from the house of David, and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drew off Israel from following the Lord, and led them to sin a great sin.
Psalms 5:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Judge them, O God; Let them fail of their counsels: Cast them out according to the abundance of their ungodliness; For they have provoked thee, O Lord.
Proverbs 2:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The paths of the ungodly shall perish out of the earth, And transgressors shall be driven away from it.
Isaiah 41:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who raised up righteousness from the east, and called it to his feet, so that it should go? shall appoint it an adversary of Gentiles, and shall dismay kings, and bury their swords in the earth, and cast forth their bows and arrows as sticks?
Jeremiah 8:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
because they chose death rather than life, even to all the remnant that are left of that family, in every place whither I shall drive them out.
Jeremiah 16:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
but, The Lord lives, who brought up the house of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the countries whither they were thrust out: and I will restore them to their own land, which I gave to their fathers.
Jeremiah 23:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore thus saith the Lord against them that tend my people; Ye have scattered my sheep, and driven them out, and ye have not visited them: behold, I will take vengeance upon you according to your evil practices.
Jeremiah 23:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will gather in the remnant of my people in every land, whither I have driven them out, and will set them in their pasture; and they shall increase and be multiplied.
Jeremiah 23:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.
Jeremiah 24:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will cause them to be dispersed into all the kingdoms of the earth, and they shall be for a reproach, and a proverb, and an object of hatred, and a curse, in every place whither I have driven them out.
Jeremiah 25:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the four corners of heaven, and I will disperse them toward all these winds; and there shall be no nation to which they shall not come—even the outcasts of Elam.
Jeremiah 26:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Fear not thou, my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; for I am with thee: she that was without fear and in luxury, has been delivered up: for I will make a full end of every nation among whom I have thrust thee forth; but I will not cause thee to fail: yet will I chastise thee in the way of judgment, and will not hold thee entirely guiltless.
Jeremiah 27:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My people have been lost sheep: their shepherds thrust them out, they caused them to wander on the mountains: they went from mountain to hill, they forgot their resting place.
Jeremiah 27:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Israel is a wandering sheep; the lions have driven him out: the king of Assyria first devoured him, and afterward this king of Babylon has gnawed his bones.
Jeremiah 28:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has devoured me, he has torn me asunder, airy darkness has come upon me; Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has swallowed me up, as a dragon has he filled his belly with my delicacies.
Joel 2:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will chase away from you the northern adversary, and will drive him away into a dry land, and I will sink his face in the former sea, and his back parts in the latter sea, and his ill savor shall come up, and his stink shall come up, because he has wrought great things.
Joel 4:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and ye have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem to the children of the Greeks, that ye might expel them from their coasts.
Micah 2:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The leaders of my people shall be cast forth from their luxurious houses; they are rejected because of their evil practices; draw ye near to the everlasting mountains.
Micah 4:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In that day, saith the Lord, I will gather her that is bruised, and will receive her that is cast out, and those whom I rejected.
Acts 7:45 New Testament, KJV
Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
Acts 27:39 New Testament, KJV
And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1856, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament

Strong's G1856 FAQ

What does exotheo (ἐξωθέω) mean?

Exotheo (Strong's G1856) is a Greek word most simply glossed "drive out". exotheo (ex-o-theh'-o) (or exotho ex-o'-tho) v. 1. to expel 2. (by implication) to propel

How many times is exotheo (ἐξωθέω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 26 linked usages for Strong's G1856 across 10 books.

Where can I study exotheo (ἐξωθέω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1856 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

What English words translate exotheo (ἐξωθέω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as out and thrust. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1856 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 24 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G1856, with linked reader references where each row is available.