Strong G2021ἐπιχειρέω
to attempt
- Transliteration
- epicheireō
- Pronunciation
- ep-ee-khi-reh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
ἐπιχειρέω, -ῶ
(χεῖρ), [in LXX for חָשַׁב, Exo.9:25; גָּמַל, 2Ch.20:11, al.;]
1. to pat one's hand to.
2. to take in hand, attempt: with inf., Luk.1:1, Act.9:29 19:13.†
(AS)
(χεῖρ), [in LXX for חָשַׁב, Exo.9:25; גָּמַל, 2Ch.20:11, al.;]
1. to pat one's hand to.
2. to take in hand, attempt: with inf., Luk.1:1, Act.9:29 19:13.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2021 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- go1
- hand1
- take1
First verses
- Luke 1:1Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
- Acts 9:29And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.
- Acts 19:13Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐπιχειρ-έω,
(χείρ) put one's hand to, οἱ μὲν δείπνῳ ἐπεχείρεον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.386, compare 395; πηδαλίοις 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 542.)]
2 put one's hand to a work, set to work at, attempt, τῇ διώρυχι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.158)]; δρησμῷ ἐ. attempt an escape, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 6.70; τῇ ὁδῷ [prev. author] 7.43, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 819; τοῖσι βασιληΐοισι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.61; τυραννίδι [prev. author] 5.46; ἔργῳ τοσούτῳ [prev. author] 9.27)]; λόγοις, τέχνῃ, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 279a, “Grg.” 521d, etc.; τοῖς ἀδυνάτοις 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.3.5, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.41, etc.)]
3 less frequently with accusative, μεγάλα ἔργα [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 75; δίκαιον πρᾶγμα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Crito” 45c, “Phlb.” 57b)]:—passive, to be attempted, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.55, 6.31, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.1.41, etc.; τὸ ἐπιχειρούμενον)]the thing attempted, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 746b.)]
4 with infinitive, endeavour, attempt to do, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.38, 65, 9.42, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 81, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.40, etc.)]: with future infinitive, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 6.7.3)]:—passive, ἃ τὸ πρῶτον ἐπεχειρήθη πραχθῆναι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistulae” 337d, compare [prev. author] “Ti.” 53a, +others)]
5 ἐπειχειρήθη with dative, an operation was performed, τῇσιν αἱμορροΐσι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 5.20.)]
II make an attempt on, attack, τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.11, 26, 190, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.94, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1030, etc.; πρός τινα 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.21; ἐπί τινα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Menexenus” 241d (but ἐπὶ τὴν τοῦ σώματος διαφθοράν with a view to.., 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1315a24); εἰς τὰς σατραπείας 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 14.80: _absolutely_, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.72, 8.108, etc.)]; κτείνων ἢ ἐπιχειρῶν Legal cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.98)]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.11.)]
II.b obscene meaning, ἐ. μειρακίοις [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Misopogon” 359d.)]
III attempt to prove, argue dialectically, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 205a, 2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ εὑρέσεως” 3.4; περί τινος 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Topica” 101a30)]; ἔκ τινος from a topic,[Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 115a26; ἔς τι 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 4.28; ἐ. ὅτι.. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Topica” 128b26: _absolutely_, [prev. author] “APr.” 66a34; λογικώτερον ἔστιν ἐπιχειρεῖν ὧδε [prev. author] “Cael.” 275b12.)]
(χείρ) put one's hand to, οἱ μὲν δείπνῳ ἐπεχείρεον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.386, compare 395; πηδαλίοις 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 542.)]
2 put one's hand to a work, set to work at, attempt, τῇ διώρυχι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.158)]; δρησμῷ ἐ. attempt an escape, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 6.70; τῇ ὁδῷ [prev. author] 7.43, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 819; τοῖσι βασιληΐοισι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.61; τυραννίδι [prev. author] 5.46; ἔργῳ τοσούτῳ [prev. author] 9.27)]; λόγοις, τέχνῃ, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 279a, “Grg.” 521d, etc.; τοῖς ἀδυνάτοις 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.3.5, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.41, etc.)]
3 less frequently with accusative, μεγάλα ἔργα [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 75; δίκαιον πρᾶγμα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Crito” 45c, “Phlb.” 57b)]:—passive, to be attempted, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.55, 6.31, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.1.41, etc.; τὸ ἐπιχειρούμενον)]the thing attempted, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 746b.)]
4 with infinitive, endeavour, attempt to do, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.38, 65, 9.42, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 81, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.40, etc.)]: with future infinitive, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 6.7.3)]:—passive, ἃ τὸ πρῶτον ἐπεχειρήθη πραχθῆναι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistulae” 337d, compare [prev. author] “Ti.” 53a, +others)]
5 ἐπειχειρήθη with dative, an operation was performed, τῇσιν αἱμορροΐσι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 5.20.)]
II make an attempt on, attack, τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.11, 26, 190, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.94, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1030, etc.; πρός τινα 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.21; ἐπί τινα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Menexenus” 241d (but ἐπὶ τὴν τοῦ σώματος διαφθοράν with a view to.., 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1315a24); εἰς τὰς σατραπείας 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 14.80: _absolutely_, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.72, 8.108, etc.)]; κτείνων ἢ ἐπιχειρῶν Legal cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.98)]:—passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.11.)]
II.b obscene meaning, ἐ. μειρακίοις [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Misopogon” 359d.)]
III attempt to prove, argue dialectically, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 205a, 2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ εὑρέσεως” 3.4; περί τινος 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Topica” 101a30)]; ἔκ τινος from a topic,[Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 115a26; ἔς τι 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 4.28; ἐ. ὅτι.. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Topica” 128b26: _absolutely_, [prev. author] “APr.” 66a34; λογικώτερον ἔστιν ἐπιχειρεῖν ὧδε [prev. author] “Cael.” 275b12.)]