- ἔκβασις
- ἔκβασις, εως, ἡ (s. ἐκβαίνω; Hom. et al.; pap, LXX; Jos., Ant. 1, 91; Mel., P. 58, 427 [ἐμ-Ch.])① end point of a duration, end ἐ. τῆς ἀναστροφῆς Hb 13:7 can mean the end of one’s life (cp. Marinus, Vi. Procli 26 ἐ. τοῦ βίου; Wsd 2:17), but can also be understood as② outcome of an event or state, outcome (cp. PRyl 122, 5 [II A.D.]=produce [τῶν ἐδαφῶν]; Wsd 11:14) as result of one’s way of life, w. implication of success Hb 13:7.③ way out of some difficulty, a way out, end (Comp. II 107f J. [Menand., Fgm. 696 Kock III 200] τ. κακοῦ; Polyb. 3, 7, 2; Epict. 2, 7, 9, Ench. 32, 3; Vett. Val. 180, 14f ἡ ἔκβασις τ. πραγμάτων; cp. 186, 24; PFlor 74, 16 τ. ἑορτῆς) 1 Cor 10:13 (s. WGauld, ET 52, ’40/41, 337–40).—DELG s.v. βαίνω. M-M. TW.
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