ἐπειδήepeidḗ
conj.
Greek (New Testament) · G1894
Meanings
1. of time, when now, after that: Luke 7:1.
2. Of cause, seeing that, forasmuch as: Luke 11:6, Acts 13:46 Acts 14:12, Acts 15:24, 1 Corinthians 1:21, 1 Corinthians 1:22, 1 Corinthians 14:16, 1 Corinthians 15:21, Philippians 2:26.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Luke 7:1 When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum.
- Luke 11:6 ‘A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.’
- Acts 13:46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, “It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles.
- Acts 14:12 They decided that Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and that Paul was Hermes, since he was the chief speaker.
- Acts 15:24 “We understand that some men from here have troubled you and upset you with their teaching, but we did not send them!
- 1 Corinthians 1:21 Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.