What does ἐπιδημέω (epidēméō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιδημέω (epidēméō) is a Greek word meaning "to sojourn".
Greek · G1927
ἐπιδημέω
To sojourn
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ἐπιδημέω G1927
Pronunciation epidēméō
What does ἐπιδημέω (epidēméō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιδημέω (epidēméō) is a Greek word meaning "to sojourn".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1927?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include visitors (1), who lived there (1).
Where does ἐπιδημέω (epidēméō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 2:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It visitors 1× Acts 2:10
who lived there 1× Acts 17:21
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 2:10
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Acts 2
Source forms
ἐπιδημοῦντες 2x epidēmountes Acts 2:10, Acts 17:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Acts 2:10, Acts 17:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to sojourn
Source Gloss
to sojourn
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 2:10 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐπιδημοῦντες epidhmountev
I sojourn, am resident
Read verse Acts 17:21 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐπιδημοῦντες epidhmountev
I sojourn, am resident
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπιδημέω is built from these roots:
+ δῆμος G1218
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain