To bring upon
ἐπάγωStrong’s G1863epagō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epagō is the Greek word usually translated “bring”, “bringing upon” and “having brought in”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.”
Meaning
Usually translated “bring”, “bringing upon” and “having brought in”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to bring 1
- bringing upon 1
- having brought in 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Peter 2
- Acts 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Peter 2:5In contextAnd spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
- Acts 5:28Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.
Greek dictionary
ἐπάγω epagō · to bring upon
ἐπ-άγω [in LXX for בּוֹא hi., etc. (29 words in all) ;] to bring upon: with dative and accusative, 2Pe.2:5; ἑαυτοῖς ἐ. (for cl. mid., see Mayor, in l), 2Pe.2:1; ἐ. τὸ αἷμα (cf. Ge 209), Act.5:28.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “bring” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BRING, verb transitive
- To fetch; to bear, convey or lead from a distant to a nearer place, or to a person; as, bring me a book from the shelf; bring me a morsel of bread.
- To produce; to procure as a cause; to draw to.
- To attract or draw along.
- To cause to come; to cause to proceed from a distant place, in company, or at the same time; as, to bring a boat over a river; to bring a horse or carriage; to bring a cargo of dry goods.
All definitions
- To cause to come to a point, by moral influence; used of the mind, and implying previous remoteness, aversion, alienation, or disagreement; as, to bring the mind to assent to a proposition; or to bring a man to terms, by persuasion or argument.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.