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Exodus

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/ˈɛksədəs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐξ- (ex-) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós) Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos)der. Latin exodusder. English exodus From Latin exodus, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos, “expedition, procession, departure”). Doublet of exodos. From late Old English only as a proper noun, Exodus, the biblical book; use as a common noun is from the early 17th century.

  1. derived from ἔξοδος
  2. derived from exodus

Definitions

  1. The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.

  2. The second of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the second book in…

    The second of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the second book in the Torah describing the Exodus.

  3. A sudden departure of a large number of people.

    • At 18ʰ00′, 21 minutes before sunset, the migrants started to depart in waves as already described for other exodi; […]
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To depart from a place in a large group.

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