To overshadow
ἐπισκιάζωStrong’s G1982episkiazō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Episkiazō is the Greek word usually translated “overshadowed”, “overshadowing” and “overshadow”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “overshadowed”, “overshadowing” and “overshadow”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- overshadowed 1
- overshadowing 1
- will overshadow 1
- was overshadowing 1
- shall envelop 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Acts 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 9:7And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
- Luke 1:35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
- Luke 9:34While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.
- Acts 5:15Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
Greek dictionary
ἐπισκιάζω episkiazō · to overshadow
ἐπι-σκιάζω [in LXX: Exo.40:35 (שָׁכַן), Psa.91:4 140:7 (סָכַךְ), Pro.18:11 * ;] to throw a shadow upon, overshadow: with dative, Act.5:15; of a shining (Mt, l.with, and cf. Exo.40:29, 35, 2Ma.2:8) cloud, with dative, Mrk.9:7; with accusative, Mat.17:5, Luk.9:34; metaphorically (cf. Pss, Pr, ll.with), of the Holy Spirit, Luk.1:35.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “overshadow” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OVERSHAD'OW, verb intransitive
- To throw a shadow over; to overshade.
- To shelter; to protect; to cover with protecting influence.
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.