- Transliteration: Ekbasis

- Phonetic: ek'-bas-is

- Definition:

1. an egress, way out, exit

a. applied figuratively to the way of escape from temptation

2. the issue referring to the end of one's life

a. Heb 13:7 refers not only to end of physical life, but the manner in which they closed a well spent life as exhibited by their spirit in dying

- Origin: from a compound of G1537" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1537 and the base of G939" class="dictionary-topic-link">G939 (meaning to go out)

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From a compound of G1537" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1537 and the base of G939" class="dictionary-topic-link">G939 (meaning to go out); an exit (literally or figuratively): - end way to escape.