2001. epischuó
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epischuó: to grow stronger
Original Word: ἐπισχύω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: epischuó
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-is-khoo'-o)
Short Definition: I persist, insist
Definition: I persist, insist, am more urgent.

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2001 episxýō (from 1908 /epēreázō, "focused on," intensifying 2480/isx, "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
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.



Strong's
grow fiercer.

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

see GREEK epi

see GREEK ischuo

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