What does ἐπιούσιος (epioúsios) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιούσιος (epioúsios): Bread for the coming day or for sustenance; exact meaning debated due to possible Aramaic mistranslation.
Greek · G1967
ἐπιούσιος
Daily
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ἐπιούσιος G1967
Pronunciation epioúsios
What does ἐπιούσιος (epioúsios) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιούσιος (epioúsios): Bread for the coming day or for sustenance; exact meaning debated due to possible Aramaic mistranslation.
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How does the BSB render G1967?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include daily (2).
Where does ἐπιούσιος (epioúsios) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Matthew (1).
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 daily 2× Matthew 6:11, Luke 11:3
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First aligned row Matthew 6:11
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Luke 1
Source forms
ἐπιούσιον 2x epiousion Matthew 6:11, Luke 11:3
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 6:11, Luke 11:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Bread for the coming day or for sustenance; exact meaning debated due to possible Aramaic mistranslation.
Strong's G1967
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 11:1–13 Source Gloss
daily
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.
Matthew 6:11 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
ἐπιούσιον epiousion
for the morrow, necessary, sufficient
Read verse Luke 11:3 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
ἐπιούσιον epiousion
for the morrow, necessary, sufficient
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.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:11 · Luke 11:3 2×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
daily necessary provision
Additional Occurrences
Luke 11:1–4 ἐπιούσιον epioúsios
Daily, necessary for existence
Word Origins
ἐπιούσιος is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Highlights daily dependence on God. Luke 11:1–13
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