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Strong's #2021 - ἐπιχειρέω

Transliteration

epicheiréō

Phonetics

ep-ee-khi-reh'-o

Origin

from (G1909) and (G5495)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to put the hand to
to take in hand, undertake, attempt

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1580 ‑ גָּמַל (gaw‑mal'); 2803 ‑ חָשַׁב (khaw‑shab');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (3)

Luke 1

Acts 2

BSB (3)

Luke 1

Acts 2

CSB (3)

Luke 1

Acts 2

ESV (3)

Luke 1

Acts 2

KJV (3)

Luke 1

Acts 2

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (3)

Luke 1

Acts 2

N95 (3)

Luke 1

Acts 2

NAS (3)

Luke 1

Acts 2

NLT (3)

Luke 3

Acts 3

WEB (4)

Luke 1

Acts 3

YLT (3)

Luke 1

Acts 2

ASV (3)

have taken in hand 1

they were seeking 1

took upon them 1

BSB (3)

have undertaken 1

they tried 1

who tried 1

CSB (3)

attempted 2

undertaken 1

ESV (3)

seeking 1

undertaken 1

undertook 1

KJV (3)

about 1

hand 1

them 1

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (3)

attempted 1

attempting 1

undertaken 1

N95 (3)

attempted 1

attempting 1

undertaken 1

NAS (3)

attempted 1

attempting 1

undertaken 1

NLT (3)

out 1

tried 2

WEB (4)

have undertaken 1

they were seeking 1

those 1

took on themselves 1

YLT (3)

did take in hand 1

took upon 1

were taking in hand 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-AAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3P 1

ANT

V-AAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3P 1

BEZ

V-AAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3P 1

BGB

V-AAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3P 1

BMT

V-AAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3P 1

BYZ

V-AAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3P 1

ELZ

V-AAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3P 1

NA26

V-3AAIP 2

V-3IAIP 1

SBL

V-AAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3P 1

SCV

V-AAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3P 1

STV

V-AAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3P 1

TIS

V-AAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3P 1

V-AAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3P 1

TRG

V-AAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3P 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἐπιχειρ-έω,

(χείρ)

1. put one's hand to, οἱ μὲν δείπνῳ ἐπεχείρεον Od. 24.386, cf. 395; πηδαλίοις Ar. Eq. 542.

2. put one's hand to a work, set to work at, attempt, τῇ διώρυχι Hdt. 2.158; δρησμῷ ἐ. attempt an escape, Id. 6.70; τῇ ὁδῷ Id. 7.43, cf. E. Ba. 819; τοῖσι βασιληΐοισι Hdt. 3.61; τυραννίδι Id. 5.46; ἔργῳ τοσούτῳ Id. 9.27; λόγοις, τέχνῃ, Pl. Phdr. 279a, Grg. 521d, etc.; τοῖς ἀδυνάτοις X. Mem. 2.3.5, cf. Isoc. 5.41, etc.

3. less freq. c. acc., μεγάλα ἔργα Thgn. 75; δίκαιον πρᾶγμα Pl. Cri. 45c, Phlb. 57b: — Pass., to be attempted, Th. 4.55, 6.31, X. Cyr. 6.1.41, etc.; τὸ ἐπιχειρούμενον the thing attempted, Pl. Lg. 746b.

4. c. inf., endeavour, attempt to do, Hdt. 3.38, 65, 9.42, Ar. Ra. 81, Th. 2.40, etc.: c. fut. inf., J. BJ 6.7.3: — Pass., ἃ τὸ πρῶτον ἐπεχειρήθη πραχθῆναι Pl. 337d, cf. Id. Ti. 53a,al.

5. ἐπειχειρήθη c. dat., an operation was performed, τῇσιν αἱμορροΐσι Hp. Epid. 5.20.

II make an attempt on, attack, τινι Hdt. 1.11, 26, 190, Th. 3.94, Ar. V. 1030, etc.; πρός τινα Th. 7.21; ἐπί τινα Pl. Mx. 241d (but ἐπὶ τὴν τοῦ σώματος διαφθοράν with a view to.., Arist. Pol. 1315a24); εἰς τὰς σατραπείας D.S. 14.80: abs., Hdt. 5.72, 8.108, etc.; κτείνων ἢ ἐπιχειρῶν Lexap. And. 1.98: — Pass., Th. 2.11. sens. obsc., ἐ. μειρακίοις Jul. MIsa 359d.

III attempt to prove, argue dialectically, Pl. Tht. 205a, Hermog. Inv. 3.4; περί τινος Arist. Top. 101a30; ἔκ τινος from a topic, ib. 115a26; ἔς τι D.L. 4.28; ἐ. ὅτι.. Arist. Top. 128b26: abs., Id. APr. 66a34; λογικώτερον ἔστιν ἐπιχειρεῖν ὧδε Id. Cael. 275b12.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἐπιχειρέω, ἐπιχείρῳ: 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 2Macc. 7:19). Grimm treats of this word more at length in the Jahrbb. f. deutsche Theol. for 1871, p. 36f.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐπιχειρέω , -ῶ

(< χεῖρ ),

[in LXX for H2803, Exodus 9:25; H1580, 2 Chronicles 20:11, al.;]

1. to pat one's hand to.

2. to take in hand, attempt: c. inf., Luke 1:1, Acts 9:29; Acts 19:13.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

For this verb, which in the NT is confined to the Lukan writings (Luke 1:1, Acts 9:29; Acts 19:13), it is sufficient to cite P Par 63.112 (B.C. 164) (= P Petr III. p. 28) εἰ συναναγκάζειν ἐπιχειροίη προσδέχεσθαι, ";if one were to endeavour to compel them to accept (the work)"; (Mahaffy), ib. 61.15 (B.C. 156) μ ]άλιστα δὲ τῶν συκοφαντεῖν ἐπιχειρούντων [τελωνῶν, P Tebt I. 6.38 (B.C. 140–39) ἄλλους δὲ ἐπιχειρεῖν ἐπ [ιπλ ]έκειν ἑα [υ ]τοὺς ταῖς προσόδοις, ";and others try to mix themselves up with the revenues"; (Edd.), P Ryl II. 144.16 (A.D. 38) ὃς δὲ ἐκ τοῦ ἐναντίου ἄλογον ἀηδίαν μοι ἐπιχειρήσας παρεχρήσατό μοι πολλὰ καὶ ἄσχημα, ";whereupon he opposing me made a brutal and odious attack upon me and subjected me to much shameful mishandling"; (Edd.), P Oxy I. 38.9 (A.D. 49–50) (= Selections, p. 53) τοῦ Σύρ [ου ] ἐπικεχειρηκότος ἀποσπάσαι εἰς δουλαγωγία [ν ] τὸν ἀφήλικά μου υἱὸν Ἀπίωνα, ";S. having endeavoured to carry off into slavery my young son A.,"; P Oxy III. 492.9 (A.D. 130) ἐκτείσι ὁ ἐπιχειρ [ῶ ]ν πρὸς ἀθέτησίν τι τούτων ἄγειν ἐπιτείμου δρα [χμὰς ]χειλίας, ";the person attempting to set aside aught of them (viz. certain dispositions) shall forfeit a fine of 1000 drachmae"; (Edd.), and ib. VIII. 1119.18 (A.D. 254) τῆς παρανομίας παρὰ τῶν πλημ ̣[μελ ]εῖν ἐπιχειρούντων εἴς τε τὰς θείας νομοθεσίας, ";the lawlessness of those who attempt to offend against the Imperial legislation"; (Ed.). These examples show that any idea of failure, though often suggested by the context, does not lie in the verb itself. For the construction with the inf. see Proleg. p. 205. In Chrest. II. 372v. 24 (ii/A.D.) the verb is followed by the dat.—ἐπιδὴ τοίνυν ἐπιχειρεῖς τοῖς ἀδυνάτοις, οὔτε οὗτος οὔτε οἱ ἄλλοι υι ̣̈̀ο ̣ι ̣ σ ̣ο ̣υ Ἀ [λε ]ξανδρέων πολεῖταί εἰ [σι ]ν.

List of Word Forms

επεχειρησαν επεχείρησαν ἐπεχείρησαν επεχείρησεν επεχειρουν επεχείρουν ἐπεχείρουν επιχειρήση επίχειρον επιχειρούσιν epecheiresan epecheirēsan epecheíresan epecheírēsan epecheiroun epecheíroun