ἐπιχειρέωepicheiréō
to put the hand upon, i.e. undertake
Greek (New Testament) · G2021
Meanings
1. to pat one's hand to.
2. to take in hand, attempt: with infinitive, Luke 1:1, Acts 9:29, Acts 19:13.
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.
- χείρcheír · G5495the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument)
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Luke 1:1 Many people have set out to write accounts about the events that have been fulfilled among us.
- Acts 9:29 He debated with some Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to murder him.
- Acts 19:13 A group of Jews was traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits. They tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in their incantation, saying, “I command you in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, to come out!”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.