Strong's Lexicon
G1895
G1895 — ἐπειδήπερ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1895 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐπειδήπερ |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Etymology: | from G1894 and G4007 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | epeideper |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ep-ei-day'-per |
| Meaning: | 1. since indeed (of cause) |
| KJV Renderings: | forasmuch |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐπειδήπερ (ἐπειδή περ Lachmann), conjunction (from ἐπεί, δή and περ), seeing that, forasmuch as; Itala and Vulg.quoniamquidem, since now (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 448 (417)): Luk 1:1. (Aristotle, phys. 8, 5 (p. 256b, 25); Dionysius Halicarnassus 2, 72; Philo ad Gai. § 25, and Attic writings from Thucydides down.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐπειδήπερ (forasmuch)
Luke 1:1
- KJV: Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us
- GK: επειδήπερ πολλοί επεχείρησαν ανατάξασθαι διήγησιν περί των πεπληροφορημένων εν ημίν πραγμάτων