Strong G1927ἐπιδημέω
to sojourn
- Transliteration
- epidēmeō
- Pronunciation
- ep-ee-day-meh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
ἐπι-δημέω, -ῶ
(δῆμος);
1. to be at home (Thuc., Plat., al.),
2. to stay in a place, sojourn (Plat., Xen., al.; and see MM, Exp., xiv): Act.2:10 17:21; before ἐν, Act.18:27 (WH, mg.).†
(AS)
(δῆμος);
1. to be at home (Thuc., Plat., al.),
2. to stay in a place, sojourn (Plat., Xen., al.; and see MM, Exp., xiv): Act.2:10 17:21; before ἐν, Act.18:27 (WH, mg.).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1927 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- be1
- stranger1
First verses
- Acts 2:10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
- Acts 17:21(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐπιδημ-έω,
to be at home, live at home, opposed to ἀποδημέω, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.136, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Tht.” 173e, etc.; παρόντες καὶ ἐπιδημοῦντες 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 6.46; ἐ. τρία ἔη Andocides Orator [{5-6th c.BC}] 1.132)]; ἐ. Ἀθήνησι stay at home at Athens, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 35.16; so ἐν αὐτῇ (i.e. τῇ πόλει) ἐ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cri.” 52b; opposed to στρατεύομαι, 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 9.3.)]
2. of diseases, to be prevalent, epidemic, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Prog..” 25.)]
II. come home, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Mem.” 2.8.1; ἐνθάδε ἐ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Smp.” 172c; εἰ νῦν ἐξ ἀγροῦ ἐνθάδ᾽ ἐπιδημεῖ Menander Comicus [{4-3rd c.BC}] “Γεωργός” 19)].
III. of foreigners, come to stay in a city, reside in a place, οἱ -οῦντες ἐν [Refs 6th c.BC+ (Λακεδαίμονι ξένοι Xenophon Historicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Memorabilia” 1.2.61)]; ἐ. εἰς Μέγαρα come to Megara to stay there, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 59.37, compare 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.154; ἐκ Κλαζομενῶν Plato Philosophus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Parmenides” 126b)]; ἐ. τοῖς μυστηρίοις to be present at, attend them, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.176; τοὺς ἐπιδημήσαντας ἅπαντας τῶν Ἑλλήνων)] all who were present[at the festival], [Refs 3rd c.BC+ ([prev. work] 217; Φοίβου ἐπιδημήσαντος 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Apollinem” 13)]: laterc. dative,[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (ταῖς Σάρδεσιν Philostratus Sophista [{2-3rd c.AD}] “Vitae Sophistarum” 1.22.4; also ἐν Μέμφει “UPZ” 42i4 (2nd c.BC).)]
III.2. absolutely,stay in a place, be in town, [NT+6th c.BC+ (ὅσοι ξένοι ἐπιδημοῦσιν 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 12.35, compare “Inscription Prien.” 108.286 (2nd c.BC), NT.Acts.17.21; Πρωταγόρας ἐπιδεδήμηκε; 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Prt.” 309d: _metaphorically_, ἐ. θίασος Μουσῶν Aristophanes Comicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Thesmophoriazusae” 40)].
III.3. ἐ. τινί visit a person, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“PLond.” 2.416.5 (4th c.AD).)]
to be at home, live at home, opposed to ἀποδημέω, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.136, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Tht.” 173e, etc.; παρόντες καὶ ἐπιδημοῦντες 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 6.46; ἐ. τρία ἔη Andocides Orator [{5-6th c.BC}] 1.132)]; ἐ. Ἀθήνησι stay at home at Athens, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 35.16; so ἐν αὐτῇ (i.e. τῇ πόλει) ἐ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cri.” 52b; opposed to στρατεύομαι, 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 9.3.)]
2. of diseases, to be prevalent, epidemic, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Prog..” 25.)]
II. come home, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Mem.” 2.8.1; ἐνθάδε ἐ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Smp.” 172c; εἰ νῦν ἐξ ἀγροῦ ἐνθάδ᾽ ἐπιδημεῖ Menander Comicus [{4-3rd c.BC}] “Γεωργός” 19)].
III. of foreigners, come to stay in a city, reside in a place, οἱ -οῦντες ἐν [Refs 6th c.BC+ (Λακεδαίμονι ξένοι Xenophon Historicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Memorabilia” 1.2.61)]; ἐ. εἰς Μέγαρα come to Megara to stay there, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 59.37, compare 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.154; ἐκ Κλαζομενῶν Plato Philosophus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Parmenides” 126b)]; ἐ. τοῖς μυστηρίοις to be present at, attend them, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.176; τοὺς ἐπιδημήσαντας ἅπαντας τῶν Ἑλλήνων)] all who were present[at the festival], [Refs 3rd c.BC+ ([prev. work] 217; Φοίβου ἐπιδημήσαντος 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Apollinem” 13)]: laterc. dative,[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (ταῖς Σάρδεσιν Philostratus Sophista [{2-3rd c.AD}] “Vitae Sophistarum” 1.22.4; also ἐν Μέμφει “UPZ” 42i4 (2nd c.BC).)]
III.2. absolutely,stay in a place, be in town, [NT+6th c.BC+ (ὅσοι ξένοι ἐπιδημοῦσιν 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 12.35, compare “Inscription Prien.” 108.286 (2nd c.BC), NT.Acts.17.21; Πρωταγόρας ἐπιδεδήμηκε; 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Prt.” 309d: _metaphorically_, ἐ. θίασος Μουσῶν Aristophanes Comicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Thesmophoriazusae” 40)].
III.3. ἐ. τινί visit a person, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“PLond.” 2.416.5 (4th c.AD).)]