Food
ἐπισιτισμόςStrong’s G1979episitismos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Episitismos is the Greek word usually translated “provisions”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.”
Meaning
Usually translated “provisions”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- provisions 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐπισιτισμός episitismos · food
ἐπισιτισμός, -οῦ, ὁ (ἐπισιτίζομαι, to supply with provisions), [in LXX: Gen.42:25, al. (צֵידָה), Jdth.2:18 4:5 ;] 1. a foraging. 2. provisions, food: Luk.9:12.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “food” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FOOD, noun
[See Feed.]
- In a general sense, whatever is eaten by animals for nourishment, and whatever supplies nutriment to plants.
- Meat; aliment; flesh or vegetables eaten for sustaining human life; victuals; provisions; whatever is or may be eaten for nourishment.“Feed me with food convenient for me” Proverbs 30:8
- Whatever supplies nourishment and growth to plants, as water, carbonic acid gas, etc.
- Something that sustains, nourishes and augments.
All definitions and other forms of “food”
FOOD, verb transitive
To feed. [Not in use.]
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.