Exposed, abandoned, or cast out — particularly referring to an infant left to die. Used in Acts 7:19 in Stephen's speech, describing Pharaoh's edict that forced Israelite parents to expose their male infants.
Ekthetos appears in Stephen's defense before the Sanhedrin — the longest speech in Acts. Stephen recounts how Pharaoh forced Israelites to abandon (expose) their infants. Moses himself was nearly this kind of victim, saved by his mother's courage. God rescues the exposed, the abandoned, the cast-off. This theme culminates in Christ, 'despised and rejected by men' (Isaiah 53:3), who was himself cast out of the city and crucified.