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+# ἐκδημέω/ekdēmeō
+This word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action. 
+* This word means to be away from home or from a place where a person belongs.
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+See: 2 Corinthians 5:6, 8, 9
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+**Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being.
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