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έξοδος
exit /ˈe.kso.ðos/
nounB1#1151 most common
Also: way out, departure, Exodus (biblical book)
Example sentences
Η έξοδος είναι εκεί.
The exit is there.
Πού είναι η έξοδος κινδύνου;
Where is the emergency exit?
Θα σε περιμένω έξω από την έξοδο του σταθμού.
I'll wait for you outside the station exit.
Η αστυνομία έκλεισε όλες τις εξόδους του κτηρίου.
The police closed all the exits of the building.
Η έξοδος των στρατευμάτων από την περιοχή προκάλεσε αντιδράσεις.
The withdrawal of the troops from the area caused reactions.
Το βιβλίο της Εξόδου αφηγείται τη φυγή των Εβραίων από την Αίγυπτο.
The Book of Exodus recounts the flight of the Hebrews from Egypt.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η έξοδος | οι έξοδοι |
| Genitive | της εξόδου | των εξόδων |
| Accusative | την έξοδο | τις εξόδους |
| Vocative | έξοδε | έξοδοι |
Word family
οδόςroad, streetείσοδοςentrance
εξόδιοςrelating to departure or a funeral rite
οδηγόςdriver, guideμέθοδοςmethodEtymology
Έξοδος comes from ancient Greek ἔξοδος, a compound of the prefix ἐξ- (out of) and ὁδός (way, road). The word literally means a going out or a way out. It passed into Latin as exodus and from there into English, mainly through the biblical Book of Exodus.
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