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GreekG1967Adjective

ἐπιούσιος

epiousios

2Occurrences
G1967Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

tomorrow's; but more probably from G1909 (ἐπί) and a derivative of the present participle feminine of G1510 (εἰμί); for subsistence, i.e. needful

perhaps from the same as G1966 (ἐπιοῦσα);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
found only in the phrase ἄρτος ἐ., EV, daily; R, mg., for the coming day. (Several derivations find support, each pointing to a different meaning.
1.*ἐπιοῦσα *(sc. ἡμέρα) (or, *ἐπὶ τὴν ἰοῦσαν *(sc. ήμέραν), Zorell, ), hence, for the morrow or for the coming day (R, mg.).
2.
(a)*ἐπί *+ οὐσία, hence, for subsistence, needful (Am. R, mg.)
(b)*ἐπί *+ *εἶναι *in fern. ptcp. form, hence, pertaining to (the day). For renderings of versions and views of various writers, see reff. in DB, ext., 36 f.; DCG, ii, 58 f., 62a; ICC on Lk, l.with The EV, daily, is based on the Vg. (Lk; OL, Mt, Lk, quotidianus). "It is difficult not to think that τὸν ἐ. rests upon misunderstanding of an original Aramaic phrase, or upon a Greek corruption" .
LXX: for סְגֻלָּה, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

ἐπιούσιος appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
1
Matthew
1

Key Passages

Luke 11:3BSB

Give us each day our daily bread.

Matthew 6:11BSB

Give us this day our daily bread.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.