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ἐπειδήStrong’s G1894

epeidē

Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament

In short

Epeidē is the Greek word usually translated “since”, “but since” and “because”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.

“Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.”
Luke 7:1 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “since”, “but since” and “because”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • since 5
  • and since 1
  • but since 1
  • because 1
  • inasmuch as 1
  • seeing that 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Corinthians 4
  • Acts 3
  • Luke 2
  • Philippians 1

4 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἐπειδή epeidē · since

ἐπει-δή conj.; 1. of time, when now, after that: Luk.7:1 (WH, txt.). 2. Of cause, seeing that, forasmuch as: Luk.11:6, Act.13:46 (WH, txt., RV) Act.14:12 15:24, 1Co.1:21-22 14:16 15:21, Php.2:26.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.