ἐπισιτισμόςepisitismós
a provisioning, i.e. (concretely) food
Greek (New Testament) · G1979
Meanings
1. a foraging.
2. provisions, food: Luke 9:12.
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.
- σῖτοςsîtos · G4621grain, especially wheat
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Luke 9:12 Late in the afternoon the twelve disciples came to him and said, “Send the crowds away to the nearby villages and farms, so they can find food and lodging for the night. There is nothing to eat here in this remote place.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.