Strong G1979ἐπισιτισμός
food
- Transliteration
- episitismos
- Pronunciation
- ep-ee-sit-is-mos'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Detailed definition
ἐπισιτισμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(ἐπισιτίζομαι, to supply with provisions), [in LXX: Gen.42:25, al. (צֵידָה), Jdth.2:18 4:5;]
1. a foraging.
2. provisions, food: Luk.9:12.†
(AS)
(ἐπισιτίζομαι, to supply with provisions), [in LXX: Gen.42:25, al. (צֵידָה), Jdth.2:18 4:5;]
1. a foraging.
2. provisions, food: Luk.9:12.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1979 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- victual1
First verses
- Luke 9:12And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.
Occurrences by book
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐπισῑτ-ισμός, ὁ,
furnishing oneself with provisions, foraging, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.2.26, “An.” 1.5.9.)]
2. stock or store of provisions,[NT+4th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 7.1.9, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 34.7, 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 3.5.3, NT.Luke.9.12)]; ἔχοντες ἐπισιτις μὸν ἡμερῶν μ Philipp. cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.157; ἐ. ἀννώνης “OGI” 200.15 (Axum, 4th c.AD): in _plural_, 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 6.7.1.)]
furnishing oneself with provisions, foraging, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.2.26, “An.” 1.5.9.)]
2. stock or store of provisions,[NT+4th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 7.1.9, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 34.7, 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 3.5.3, NT.Luke.9.12)]; ἔχοντες ἐπισιτις μὸν ἡμερῶν μ Philipp. cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.157; ἐ. ἀννώνης “OGI” 200.15 (Axum, 4th c.AD): in _plural_, 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 6.7.1.)]