ἐπισφαλής episphalēs · G2000
dangerous/unsteady
ἐπισφαλής, -ές; (σφάλλω, to cause to full), [in LXX: Wis.9:14 (cf. -ῶς, Wis.4:4) * ; ] ; 1. prone to fall (Plat.). ; 2. dangerous (Hipp., Plut., al.): Act.27:9.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἐπισφαλ-ής, ές, ; (σφάλλομαι) prone to fall, unstable, precarious, τὰ μεγάλα πάντα ἐπισφαλῆ []; ἐπισφαλές [ἐστι] []; II (σφάλλω) making to fall, misleading, εἰς βλάβην []; II.2 dangerous, νόσημα []: superlative -εστάτη, χώρα []; ἐπισφαλές [ἐστι] παρακοῦσαι [] adverb -λῶς, ἔχειν, διακεῖσθαι, to be in danger, []: superlative -έστατα, περᾶσαι []; II.3 dubious, adverb comparative -έστερον Aristeas[]
Where it's used 1 time
Source: TBESG G2000; TFLSJ G2000
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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