Strong's Lexicon
G1982 — ἐπισκιάζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1982 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐπισκιάζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1909 and a derivative of G4639 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | episkiazo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ep-ee-skee-ad'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to cast a shade upon 2. (by analogy) to envelop in a haze of brilliancy 3. (figuratively) to invest with preternatural influence |
| KJV Renderings: | overshadow |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐπισκιάζω; (imperfect ἐπεσκιαζον, Luk 9:34 L marginal reading T Tr text WH); future ἐπισκιάσω; 1 aorist ἐπεσκίασα; to throw a shadow upon, to envelop in shadow, to overshadow: τίνι, Act 5:15. From a vaporous cloud that casts a shadow the word is transferred to a shining cloud surrounding and enveloping persons with brightness: τινα, Mat 17:5; Luk 9:34; τίνι, Mar 9:7. Tropically, of the Holy Spirit exerting creative energy upon the womb of the virgin Mary and impregnating it (a use of the word which seems to have been drawn from the familiar O. T. idea of a cloud as symbolizing the immediate presence and power of God): with the dative Luk 1:35. (In secular authors generally with an accusative of the object and in the sense of obscuring: Herodotus 1, 209; Sophocles, Aristotle, Thcophr., Philo, Lucian, Herodian, Geoponica. the Sept. for ñÈëÇê to cover, Psa 90:4 (); Psa 139:8 (); for ùÈÑëÇï, Exo 40:29-35ἐπεσκίαζεν ἐπί τήν σκηνήν ἡ νεφέλη; (cf. Winer’s Grammar, § 52, 4, 7).)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐπισκιάζω (overshadow)
Matthew 17:5
- KJV: While he yet spake behold a bright cloud overshadowed them and behold a voice out of the cloud which said This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased hear ye him
- GK: έτι αυτού λαλούντος ιδού νεφέλη φωτεινή επεσκίασεν αυτούς και ιδού φωνή εκ της νεφέλης λέγουσα ούτός εστιν ο υιός μου ο αγαπητός εν ω ευδόκησα αυτού ακούετε
Mark 9:7
- KJV: And there was a cloud that overshadowed them and a voice came out of the cloud saying This is my beloved Son hear him
- GK: και εγένετο νεφέλη επισκιάζουσα αυτοίς και ήλθε φωνή εκ της νεφέλης λέγουσα ούτός εστιν ο υιός μου ο αγαπητός αυτού ακούετε
Luke 1:35
- KJV: And the angel answered and said unto her The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God
- GK: και αποκριθείς ο άγγελος είπεν αυτή πνεύμα άγιον επελεύσεται επί σε και δύναμις υψίστου επισκιάσει σοι διό και το γεννώμενον εκ σου άγιον κληθήσεται υιός θεού
Luke 9:34
- KJV: While he thus spake there came a cloud and overshadowed them and they feared as they entered into the cloud
- GK: ταύτα δε αυτού λέγοντος εγένετο νεφέλη και επεσκίασεν αυτούς εφοβήθησαν δε εν τω εκείνους εισελθείν εις την νεφέλην
Acts 5:15
- KJV: Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets and laid on beds and couches that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them
- GK: ώστε κατά τας πλατείας εκφέρειν τους ασθενείς και τιθέναι επί κλινών και κραββάτων ίνα ερχομένου Πέτρου καν η σκιά επισκιάση τινί αυτών