ἐπιχέω
epichéō · G2022 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to pour on
To cause to pour on or flow on
ExamplesLuke 10:34 and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated (participle) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἔλαιονolive oil 1
- οἶνοςwine 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- καταχέω katachéō · G2708 · to pour on, to pour over
- Compound verb with κατά prefix meaning to pour down/upon, overlapping with ἐπιχέω's sense of pouring on/upon, though καταχέω may emphasize the downward direction more strongly
In the other Testament 2 words
- שָׁפַךְ shâphak · H8210 · to be poured out, to be spilled, to gush out
- Hebrew verb for pouring out (liquids, blood), commonly used where Greek pouring verbs appear in LXX contexts, though שָׁפַךְ often emphasizes the outpouring or spilling aspect
- יָצַק yâtsaq · H3332 · to flow, to be washed away
- Hebrew verb for pouring (liquid), frequently used in cultic contexts (oil, water) and is the standard translation equivalent for Greek pouring verbs including ἐπιχέω
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To pour on47.6
- In Luke 10:34, the Good Samaritan tended the wounded man's injuries, “pouring oil and wine on them,” the literal act of pouring a liquid onto something.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon from Homer down; to pour upon: τί, Lk 10:34 (namely, ἐπί τά τραύματα; Gen 28:18; Lev…
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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