Strong's Lexicon
G2001
G2001 — ἐπισχύω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2001 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐπισχύω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1909 and G2480 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | epischuo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ep-is-khoo'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to avail further 2. (figuratively) insist stoutly |
| KJV Renderings: | be the more fierce |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐπισχύω: (imperfect ἐπίσχυον);
1. transitive, to give additional strength; to make stronger (Sir 29:1; Xenophon, oec. 11, 13).
2. intransitive, to receive greater strength, grow stronger (1Ma 6:6; Theophr, Diodorus): ἐπίσχυον λέγοντες, they were the more urgent saying, i. e. they alleged the more vehemently, Luk 23:5.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐπισχύω (be the more fierce)
Luke 23:5
- KJV: And they were the more fierce saying He stirreth up the people teaching throughout all Jewry beginning from Galilee to this place
- GK: οι δε επίσχυον λέγοντες ότι ανασείει τον λαόν διδάσκων καθ΄ όλης της Ιουδαίας αρξάμενος από της Γαλιλαίας έως ώδε