Quick Definition
ἔξωθεν Adv from without, outside
Strong's Definition
external(-ly)
Derivation: from G1854 (ἔξω);
KJV Usage: out(-side, -ward, - wardly), (from) without
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
prep. (with gen.), advb. | ἐκ + ὠθέω
84.15 · Spacial Extensions · Extension From a Source
from outside extension from a source which is outside
83.20 · Spacial Positions · Around, About, Outside
outside, apart from a position not contained within a particular area
83.21 · Spacial Positions · Around, About, Outside
on the outside, outside of the outside surface of an object The manner in which ἔξωθεν[c], ἐκτός[b], and ὄπισθεν[c] may be rendered in particular contexts depends very largely upon what is being spoken about. For example, ἔξωθεν in 1PE 3:3 refers to the outward aids employed in making oneself beautiful, but instead of speaking of such objects as being on the surface or on the outside, it may be necessary to speak of those things which one puts on the body or what one wears.
MAT 23:25 · MAT 23:27 · MAT 23:28 · LUK 11:39 · LUK 11:40 · 1PE 3:3
11.10 · Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes · General
Collocation: ὁ ἔξωθεν
outsider (a figurative extension of meaning of ἔξωθεν[a] ‘from outside,’ 83.20) a person who is not a member of a particular in-group In a number of languages it may be appropriate to render 1TI 3:7 as ‘he should be a man who is respected by those who are not believers’ or ‘... by those who are not followers of Christ.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἔξωθεν exōthen 13x
can function as an improper prep., outwardly, externally, Mt. 23:27, 28; Mk. 7:15; ὁ, ἡ, τὸ ἔξωθεν, outer, external, Mt. 23:25; Lk. 11:39; τὸ ἔξωθεν, the exterior, Lk. 11:40; οἱ ἔξωθεν, those who are without the Christian community, 1 Tim. 3:7
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἔξωθεν adv.
(< ἔξω opp. to ἔσωθεν), [in LXX for חוּץ ;]
prop. (in answer to the question, Whence ?), from without: Mk 7:18
More often (= ἔξω; cf. Bl., § 25, 3), without: Mt 23:27, 28 Mk 7:18, II Co 7:5; τὸ ἔ., Mt 23:25, Lk 11:39, 40; οἱ ἔ., I Ti 3:7, Mk 4:11 (WH, mg.); ὁ ἔ. κόσμος, I Pe 3:3; ἐκβάλλειν ἔ., Re 11:2. As prep. c. gen.: Mk 7:15, Re 11:2 14:20 (cf. Robertson, Gr., 548).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἔξωθεν. P Fay 1108 (A.D. 94) κί[α]ὶ τὰ κύκλωι τοῦ ἐλαιουργίου ἔξωθεν σκάψον ἐπὶ βάθος, ‘and dig a deep trench round the oil-press outside ” (Edd.).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἔξωθεν (exōthen) — outside. ἔξωθεν, rarely ἔξωθε [Refs 2nd c.AD+], adverb, (ἔξω) from without or abroad, ἔ. εἴσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. ={ἔξω}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἔ. those outside, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (but heathen in [NT+4th c.BC+]; τὰ ἔ. matters outside the house, opposed to τἄνδον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ ἔ. πόλεις foreign states, [Refs 5th c.BC+]foreign to the subject, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II. b with genitive, ἐντὸς ἢ ἔ. δόμω; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; free from, ξυμφορᾶς [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. c with genitive, besides, apart from, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III. Grammars, ἔ. προσλαμβάνειν supply or understand a word, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III.2. initially, [Refs]; finally, [Refs]