GreekG1966Verb

ἐπιοῦσα

epiousa

5Occurrences
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VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

supervening, i.e. (G2250 (ἡμέρα) or G3571 (νύξ) being expressed or implied) the ensuing day or night

feminine singular participle of a comparative of G1909 (ἐπί) and (to go);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to come upon, approach
2.Of time, to come on or after; mostly as ptcp., ἐπιών, -οῦσα, όν, next, following
LXX: (עָמַד), etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἐπιοῦσα appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
5

Key Passages

Acts 16:11BSB

We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.

Acts 20:15BSB

Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.

Acts 21:18BSB

The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.

Acts 23:11BSB

The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”

Acts 7:26BSB

The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’

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