To sojourn
ἐπιδημέωStrong’s G1927epidēmeō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epidēmeō is the Greek word usually translated “visiting”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,”
Meaning
Usually translated “visiting”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- visiting 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐπιδημέω epidēmeō · to sojourn
ἐπι-δημέω, -ῶ (δῆμος); 1. to be at home (Thuc., Plat., al.), 2. to stay in a place, sojourn (Plat., Xen., al.; and see MM, Exp., xiv): Act.2:10 17:21; before ἐν, Act.18:27 (WH, mg.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sojourn” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SOJOURN, verb intransitive
so'jurn. To dwell for a time; to dwell or live in a place as a temporary resident, or as a stranger, not considering the place as his permanent habitation. So Abram sojourned in Egypt.
All definitions and other forms of “sojourn”
SO'JOURN, noun
A temporary residence, as that of a traveler in a foreign land.
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.