Greek · G1966 · unreviewed

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". ἔπ-ειμι [in LXX: Exo.

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Meaning

to come later

Extended definition

1to come upon, approach

2Of time, to come on or after; mostly as ptcp., ἐπιών, -οῦσα, όν, next, following: τῇ- ἔ. (sc.ἡμέρᾳ, as frequently in late Gk.), Act.16:11 20:15 21:18; ἡμέρᾳ (as usual in cl.), Act.7:26; νυκτί, Act.23:11.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

participle 5

Tense

present 5

Voice

active 5

Mood

participle 5

NT Occurrences

Acts 7:26 ἐπιούσῃ present active participle participle Acts 16:11 ἐπιούσῃ present active participle participle Acts 20:15 ἐπιούσῃ present active participle participle Acts 21:18 ἐπιούσῃ present active participle participle Acts 23:11 ἐπιούσῃ present active participle participle

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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