GreekG2001Verb
ἐπισχύω
epischuō
“to insist”
1Occurrences
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VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to avail further, i.e. (figuratively) insist stoutly
from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2480 (ἰσχύω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to make stronger (Sir, l.with).
2.to grow stronger; metaphorically, be more urgent
LXX: *
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ἐπισχύω appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Luke
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Key Passages
Luke 23:5BSB
But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
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