Strong's Lexicon
G1920
G1920 — ἐπιγίνομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1920 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐπιγίνομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1909 and G1096 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | epiginomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ep-ig-in'-om-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to arrive upon, i.e. spring up (as a wind) |
| KJV Renderings: | blow |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐπιγίνομαι: 2 aorist ἐπεγενομην;
1. to become or happen afterward; to be born after.
2. to come to, arrive: of time, τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ νύξ ἐπεγενετο, Act 27:27 L (stereotyped edition), T (editions 2, 7); (ἔαρος ἐπιγίγνεται ὤρη, Homer, Iliad 6,148).
3. to arise, spring up, come on: ἐπιγενομένου νότου, a south wind having sprung up, Act 28:13; (Thucydides 3, 74; 4, 30).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐπιγίνομαι (blow)
Acts 28:13
- KJV: And from thence we fetched a compass and came to Rhegium and after one day the south wind blew and we came the next day to Puteoli
- GK: όθεν περιελθόντες κατηντήσαμεν εις Ρήγιον και μετά μίαν ημέραν επιγενομένου νότου δευτεραίοι ήλθομεν εις Ποτιόλους