# ἐκ or ἐξ/ ek or ex This word connects two groups of words together and describes how they relate to one another. It is a preposition. * These words can mean direction out of. * These words can mean position on. * These words can point to the means by which something occurs. * These words can mean a cause, because of. See: John 6:31; Acts 9:3; Galatians 1:7