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Lexicon :: Strong's G2021 - epicheireō

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ἐπιχειρέω
Transliteration
epicheireō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ee-khi-reh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐπιχειρέω epicheiréō, ep-ee-khi-reh'-o; from G1909 and G5495; to put the hand upon, i.e. undertake:—go about, take in hand (upon).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G2021 in the following manner: take in hand (1x), go about (1x), take upon (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G2021 in the following manner: take in hand (1x), go about (1x), take upon (1x).

  1. to put the hand to

  2. to take in hand, undertake, attempt

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπιχειρέω epicheiréō, ep-ee-khi-reh'-o; from G1909 and G5495; to put the hand upon, i.e. undertake:—go about, take in hand (upon).
STRONGS G2021:
ἐπιχειρέω, -ῶ: imperfect ἐπεχείρουν; 1 aorist ἐπεχείρησα; (χείρ);
1. properly, to put the hand to (Homer, Odyssey 24, 386, 395).
2. often from Herodotus down, to take in hand, undertake, attempt (anything to be done), followed by the infinitive: Luke 1:1; Acts 9:29; Acts 19:13; (2 Macc. 2:29; 2 Macc. 7:19). Grimm treats of this word more at length in the Jahrbb. f. deutsche Theol. for 1871, p. 36f.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
1:1
Acts
9:29; 19:13

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Strong's Number G2021 matches the Greek ἐπιχειρέω (epicheireō),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the LXX Greek.

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