2001. epischuó

Lexicon

epischuó: To prevail, to be strong, to exert strength

Original Word: ἐπισχύω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: epischuó
Pronunciation: eh-pee-SKHOO-oh
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-is-khoo'-o)
KJV: be the more fierce
NASB: insisting
Word Origin: [from G1909 (ἐπί - over) and G2480 (ἰσχύω - could)]

1. to avail further
2. (figuratively) insist stoutly

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

grow fiercer.

From epi and ischuo; to avail further, i.e. (figuratively) insist stoutly -- be the more fierce.

see GREEK epi

see GREEK ischuo

HELPS Word-studies

2001 episxýō (from 1908 /epēreázō, "focused on," intensifying 2480/isxyō, "engaging, combative strength") – properly, to apply strength in a focused, persistent way; "to insist on" (L & N, 1, 68.71).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from epi and ischuó
Definition
to grow stronger
NASB Translation
insisting (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2001: ἐπισχύω

ἐπισχύω: (imperfect ἐπίσχυον);

1. transitive, to give additional strength; to make stronger (Sir. 29:1; Xenophon, oec. 11, 13).

2. intransitive, to receive greater strength, grow stronger (1 Macc. 6:6; Theophr, Diodorus): ἐπίσχυον λέγοντες, they were the more urgent saying, i. e. they alleged the more vehemently, Luke 23:5.

Forms and Transliterations

επισχυον επίσχυον ἐπίσχυον epischuon epischyon epíschyon

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 23:5 V-IIA-3P
GRK: οἱ δὲ ἐπίσχυον λέγοντες ὅτι
NAS: But they kept on insisting, saying,
KJV: And they were the more fierce, saying,
INT: but they were insisting saying

Strong's Greek 2001
1 Occurrence

ἐπίσχυον — 1 Occ.