# ἐκδημέω (ekdēmeō)

Strong’s G1553. 3 New Testament occurrences.

I go abroad, am absent.

Lexicon: Dodson, public domain.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/greek/ekdemeo-g1553

## Occurrences

- [2 Corinthians 5:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-corinthians/5/6) — Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
- [2 Corinthians 5:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-corinthians/5/8) — We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
- [2 Corinthians 5:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-corinthians/5/9) — Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.