to oversee/care for ἐπι-σκοπέω, -ῶ [in LXX for פָּקַד ni., etc. ;] __1. to look upon, observe, examine: before μή, Heb.12:16. __2. As ἐπισκέπτομαι in LXX, NT, to visit, care for: 1Pe.5:2 (R, txt.;
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to oversee/care for ἐπι-σκοπέω, -ῶ [in LXX for פָּקַד ni., etc. ;] __1. to look upon, observe, examine: before μή, Heb.12:16. __2. As ἐπισκέπτομαι in LXX, NT, to visit, care for: 1Pe.5:2 (R, txt.;
oversight ἐπι-σκοπή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX chiey for פָּקַד פְּקֻדָּה ;] __1. a visiting, visitation (εἰς ἐ. τοῦ παιδός, Lucian, dial. deor., 20, 6); as in LXX (after Heb.), of God's visitation in mercy, o
overseer ἐπί-σκοπος, -ου, ὁ (σκοπός, a watcher), [in LXX for פָּקַד, its parts and derivatives, Num.4:16 31:14, Jdg.9:28, 4Ki.11:15 11:18, 2Ch.34:12 34:17, Neh.11:9, 14 11:22; אֵל, Job.20:29; נָגַשׂ:
to uncircumcise ἐπι-σπάω, -ῶ [in LXX: Isa.5:18 (מָשַׁךְ), etc. ;] to draw on: mid., in peculiar sense of effacing signs of Judaism (cf. 1Ma.1:15, FlJ, Ant., xii, 5, i; see Thayer, see word), to beco
to know/understand ἐπίσταμαι (prob. an old mid, of ἐφίστημι, which see), [in LXX chiefly for יָדַע ;] to know, know of, understand: with accusative of person(s), Act.19:15; with ptcp., Act.24:10; wi
master ἐπιστάτης, -ου, ό (ἐφίστημι), [in LXX: 4Ki.25:19, Jer.29:26 52:25 (פָּקִיד), 2Ch.31:12 (נָגִיד), 2Ma.5:22, etc. ;] a chief, commander, master: Luk.5:5 8:24, 45 9:33, 49 17:13 (cf. Dalman, Wor
to write to ἐπι-στέλλω [in LXX: 3Ki.5:8 Neh.6:19 (שָׁלַח), Jdth.15:4, 1Ma.10:25 1Mac 12:7 1Mac 13:18 (in each case with seel. ἀποσ-) * ;] __1. to send to. __2. to send a message by letter, to write
knowing ἐπιστήμων, -ον, genitive, -ονoς (ἐπίσταμαι) [in LXX: Deu.1:13 4:6, Isa.5:21 (בִּין ni.), I Est.8:44, Sir.10:25 21:15, etc. ;] knowing, skilled: Jas.3:13.† (AS)
to strengthen ἐπι-στηρίζω [in LXX for סָמַךְ, etc. ;] to make stronger, confirm: with accusative, Act.14:22 15:32, 41.† (AS)
epistle ἐπι-στολή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἐπιατέλλω), [in LXX for אִגֶּרֶת, etc.; frequently in Mac ;] __1. a message. __2. a letter, an epistle: Act.9:2, 1Co.5:9, al.; pl., Act.22:5, 1Co.16:3, al.; ἐ. σνστατικαί
to silence ἐπι-στομίζω (στόμα), to bridle; metaphorically, to stop the mouth, to silence: Tit.1:11.† (AS)
to turn ἐπι-στρέφω [very frequently in LXX, chiefly for שׁוּב, in its various senses, also for פָּנָה, etc. ;] __1. trans., to turn about, round or towards, hence metaphorically, to turn, cause to r
conversion ἐπι-στροφή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἐπιστρέφω) [in LXX: Eze.47:7 (שׁוּב), Sir.18:21 49:2, etc. ;] a turning about; metaphorically, conversion (Field, Notes, 246): Act.15:3.† (AS)
to gather ἐπι-συν-άγω [in LXX for אָסַף, קָבַץ, etc. (Cremer, 65) ;] __1. to gather together: Mat.23:37 24:31, Mrk.13:27, Luk.13:34; pass., Mrk.1:33, Luk.12:1 17:37, (cf. Psa.102:23 106:47, 2Ma.1:27
gathering ἐπι-συν-αγωγή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἐπισυνάγω), [in LXX: 2Ma.2:7 * ;] a gathering together, assembly: Heb.10:25; before ἐπί, 2Th.2:1 (cf. 2Mac, l.with).† (AS)
to run together ἐπι-συν-τρέχω to run together again: Mrk.9:25 (see Swete, in l).† (AS)
insurrection ἐπι-σύστασις, -εως, ἡ (ἐπισυνίστημι) [in LXX: Num.16:40 (עֵדָה) Num.26:9 (נָצָה hi.), I Est.5:73 A* ;] a gathering, a riotous throng: Rec. (for ἐπίστασις, which see), Act.24:12, 2Co.11:
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)
to insist ἐπ-ισχύω [in LXX: Sir.29:1, 1Ma.6:6 * ;] __1. to make stronger (Sir, l.with). __2. to grow stronger; metaphorically, be more urgent: Luk.23:5.† (AS)
to accumulate ἐπι-σωρεύω [in Sm.: Job.14:17, Sng.2:4 * ;] to heap together; metaphorically, διδασκάλους, 2Ti.4:3.† (AS)
command ἐπι-ταγή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἐπιτάσσω), [in LXX: Dan LXX 3:16 (פִּתְגָּם), I Est.1:18, Wis.14:16 18:16 19:6, 3Ma.7:20 * ;] = cl., ἐπίταγμα, a command, Rom.16:26, 1Co.7:6 7:25, 2Co.8:8, 1Ti.1:1, Tit.1:
to command ἐπι-τάσσω [in LXX for אָמַר, צָוָה, etc. ;] to command, charge: with accusative of thing(s), Luk.14:22; with dative of person(s), Mrk.1:27 9:25, Luk.4:36 8:25; id. with accusative of thin
to complete ἐπι-τελέω, -ῶ [in LXX for כָּלָה, עָשָׂה, etc. ;] to complete, accomplish, execute: with accusative of thing(s), Rom.15:28, 2Co.7:1 8:6 8:11, Php.1:6, Heb.8:5; of religious services (cf.
necessary ἐπιτήδειος, -α, -ον [in LXX: 1Ch.28:2, Wis.4:5, 1Ma.4:46, al. ;] __1. suitable, convenient, __2. useful, necessary: τὰ ἐ., necessaries, Jas.2:16,† (AS)