The Greek verb ekkomizo is a compound of ek (out) and komizo (to carry, convey), meaning to carry out — specifically used for carrying a body out for burial. It appears once in the NT (Luke 7:12), describing the funeral procession Jesus interrupted at Nain.
The single appearance of ekkomizo in Luke 7:12 sets the scene for one of Jesus' most compassion-driven miracles. A widow's only son was being carried out for burial — the most desolate possible situation in ancient society. A widow without sons had no economic protection, no future. When Jesus saw her, "his heart went out to her" (Luke 7:13). He stopped the funeral procession and raised the boy. This miracle echoes Elijah raising the widow's son at Zarephath (1 Kings 17:17-24). Jesus' power over the funeral procession — over ekkomizo itself — reveals Him as Lord over death, the one who can reverse the irreversible.