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ἐπισωρεύω

To accumulate

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ἐπισωρεύω G2002
Pronunciation episōreúō

What does ἐπισωρεύω (episōreúō) mean in the Bible?

ἐπισωρεύω (episōreúō) is a Greek word meaning "to accumulate". ἐπι-σωρεύω [in Sm.

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Meaning

to accumulate
Extended definition

To accumulate by heaping; often figuratively of collecting or gathering things indiscriminately together.

[in Sm.: Job.14:17, Sng.2:4 * ;] to heap together; metaphorically, διδασκάλους, 2Ti.4:3.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Future
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Future Active 2 Tim 4:3 1×
1 total occurrences across this form in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
prospective 1
Tense
future 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
2 Timothy 4:3 ἐπισωρεύσουσιν future active indicative prospective

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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