ἐκδημέω

2 Corinthians 5:6 ἐκδημοῦμεν we are absent

Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:8 ἐκδημῆσαι to be absent

We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:9 ἐκδημοῦντες, being away,

So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.