What does ἐπιχέω (epichéō) mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G2022
ἐπιχέω
--To pour upon:--pour in.
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ἐπιχέωG2022
Pronunciationepichéō
What does ἐπιχέω (epichéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιχέω (epichéō) is a Greek word meaning "--to pour upon:--pour in.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2022?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include pouring on (1).
Where does ἐπιχέω (epichéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 10:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (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 Itpouring on1×Luke 10:34
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 10:34
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
ἐπιχέων1xepicheōnLuke 10:34
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xLuke 10:34
Evidence Summary
Greek word. --to pour upon:--pour in.
Source Gloss
--to pour upon:--pour in.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 10:34Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐπιχέωνepicewn
I pour upon
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 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
participle1
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
ἐπιχέω is built from this root: