Exodus

Meanings

1. The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.
2. The second of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the second book in the Torah describing the Exodus.

1. A sudden departure of a large number of people.

1. To depart from a place in a large group.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐξ- (ex-) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós) Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos) Ancient Greek Ἔξοδος (Éxodos)bor. Latin Exodusbor. English Exodus Borrowed from Latin Exodus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔξοδος (Éxodos), from ἔξοδος (éxodos, “departure”), from ἐξ- (ex-, “out”) + ὁδός (hodós, “path, road”).