ἐπιοῦσα epiousa · G1966
to come later
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)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
Related to: ἔπειμι, ; (εἶμι ; B ibo) infinitive ἐπιέναι, serving in Attic dialect as future of ἐπέρχομαι: Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular imperfect ἐπήϊεν []; 3rd.pers. plural ἐπήϊσαν []; Attic dialect ἐπῇα, 3rd.pers. plural ἐπῇσαν: ἐπιείσομαι, -εισαμένη (which see) belong to a different word: ; B.I come upon (in future sense, though this is not so fixed in []; B.I.1 of persons, come upon, approach, []; B.I.1.b mostly in hostile sense, come against, attack, with dative, []; in Prose also with …
Where it's used 5 times
Acts 7:26 · Acts 16:11 · Acts 20:15 · Acts 21:18 · Acts 23:11
Source: TBESG G1966; TFLSJ G1966
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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