Epiousa ἐπιοῦσα
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| ἐπιοῦσα | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | epiousa |
| Strong's number | G1966 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to come later |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
Epiousa (Greek ἐπιοῦσα, Strong's G1966) is a Greek verb meaning “to come later”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἔπ-ειμι
[in LXX: Exo.8:22 (עָמַד), Sir.42:19, etc. ;]
1. to come upon, approach
2. Of time, to come on or after; mostly as ptcp., ἐπιών, -οῦσα, όν, next, following: τῇ- ἔ. (sc.ἡμέρᾳ, as frequently in late Gk.), Act.16:11 20:15 21:18; ἡμέρᾳ (as usual in cl.), Act.7:26; νυκτί, Act.23:11.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Exo.8:22 (עָמַד), Sir.42:19, etc. ;]
1. to come upon, approach
2. Of time, to come on or after; mostly as ptcp., ἐπιών, -οῦσα, όν, next, following: τῇ- ἔ. (sc.ἡμέρᾳ, as frequently in late Gk.), Act.16:11 20:15 21:18; ἡμέρᾳ (as usual in cl.), Act.7:26; νυκτί, Act.23:11.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | next (3), following (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | next (3), following day (1), following (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Epiousa, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 7:26And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?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?’
- Acts 16:11Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.
- Acts 20:15And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.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 21:18And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
- Acts 23:11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.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.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).