To come later
ἐπιοῦσαStrong’s G1966epiousa
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epiousa is the Greek word usually translated “following”, “following day” and “on the following”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?”
Meaning
Usually translated “following”, “following day” and “on the following”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- following 3
- the following day 1
- on the following 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 5
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 16:11Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
- Acts 20:15And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.
- Acts 21:18And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
- Acts 23:11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
Greek dictionary
ἐπιοῦσα epiousa · to come later
ἔπ-ειμι [in LXX: Exo.8:22 (עָמַד), Sir.42:19, etc. ;] 1. to come upon, approach 2. Of time, to come on or after; mostly as ptcp., ἐπιών, -οῦσα, όν, next, following: τῇ- ἔ. (sc.ἡμέρᾳ, as frequently in late Gk.), Act.16:11 20:15 21:18; ἡμέρᾳ (as usual in cl.), Act.7:26; νυκτί, Act.23:11.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “following” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FOL'LOWING, participle present
tense Coming or going after or behind; pursuing; attending; imitating; succeeding in time; resulting from as an effect or an inference; adhering to; obeying, observing; using, practicing; proceeding in the same course.
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.