#20 · 914× in the NT · preposition

ἐκ, ἐξ + genitive

out of, from

ἐκ

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ἀλλ’ ἐκ θεοῦ ἐγεννήθησαν
but they were born of God
John 1:13 · dictionary form
ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ πληρώματος αὐτοῦ ἡμεῖς πάντες ἐλάβομεν
for from his fullness we all received
John 1:16 · + gen.
ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ πνεύματος
unless someone is born of water and Spirit
John 3:5 · before a vowel

Preposition · takes the genitive only

ἐκ before consonants, ἐξ before vowels. Source or separation, not mere agency (ὑπό).

Genitive only. Out of / from within. ἐκ before a consonant, ἐξ before a vowel. Contrast ἀπό (away from the outside) and ὑπό (agency).