What does ἐπιοῦσα (epioûsa) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιοῦσα (epioûsa) is a Greek word meaning "to come later".
Greek · G1966
ἐπιοῦσα
To come later
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ἐπιοῦσα G1966
Pronunciation epioûsa
What does ἐπιοῦσα (epioûsa) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιοῦσα (epioûsa) is a Greek word meaning "to come later".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1966?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include next [day] (2), following (1), following day (1), next (1).
Where does ἐπιοῦσα (epioûsa) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 7:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (5).
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 next [day] 2× Acts 20:15, Acts 21:18
following 1× Acts 23:11
following day 1× Acts 16:11
next 1× Acts 7:26
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 7:26 ἐπιούσῃ to next Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Singular Acts 16:11 ἐπιούσῃ to following day Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Singular Acts 20:15 ἐπιούσῃ to next [day] Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Singular Acts 21:18 ἐπιούσῃ to next [day] Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Singular Acts 23:11 ἐπιούσῃ to following Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 7:26
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 1
Acts 5
Source forms
ἐπιούσῃ 5x epiousē Acts 7:26, Acts 16:11, Acts 20:15, Acts 21:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Singular 5x Acts 7:26, Acts 16:11, Acts 20:15, Acts 21:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to come later
Source Gloss
to come later
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 7:26 Verb Present Active Participle Dative Singular Feminine
ἐπιούσῃ epioush
the next day
Read verse Acts 16:11 Verb Present Active Participle Dative Singular Feminine
ἐπιούσῃ epioush
the next day
Read verse Acts 20:15 Verb Present Active Participle Dative Singular Feminine
ἐπιούσῃ epioush
the next day
Read verse Acts 21:18 Verb Present Active Participle Dative Singular Feminine
ἐπιούσῃ epioush
the next day
Read verse Acts 23:11 Verb Present Active Participle Dative Singular Feminine
ἐπιούσῃ epioush
the next day
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 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 5
Voice
active 5
Mood
participle 5
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
ἐπιοῦσα is built from this root:
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