ἐπιδίδωμιepidídōmi
to give over (by hand or surrender)
Greek (New Testament) · G1929
Meanings
1. to give over, to hand: with acc rei et dative of person, Matthew 7:9, Matthew 7:10, Luke 11:11, Luke 11:12, Luke 24:30, Luke 24:42, Acts 15:30; passive with dative of person, Luke 4:17.
2. to give in, give way: absolutely, Acts 27:15.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- δίδωμιdídōmi · G1325to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:9 “You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead?
- Matthew 7:10 Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not!
- Luke 4:17 The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written:
- Luke 11:11 “You fathers—if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead?
- Luke 11:12 Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not!
- Luke 24:30 As they sat down to eat, he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.