ἐπισχύωepischýō
to avail further, i.e. (figuratively) insist stoutly
Greek (New Testament) · G2001
Meanings
1. to make stronger (Sirach 29:1).
2. to grow stronger; metaphorically, be more urgent: Luke 23:5.
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.
- ἰσχύωischýō · G2480to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Luke 23:5 Then they became insistent. “But he is causing riots by his teaching wherever he goes—all over Judea, from Galilee to Jerusalem!”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.