To accumulate
ἐπισωρεύωStrong’s G2002episōreuō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Episōreuō is the Greek word usually translated “gather around”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;”
Meaning
Usually translated “gather around”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they will gather around 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐπισωρεύω episōreuō · to accumulate
ἐπι-σωρεύω [in Sm.: Job.14:17, Sng.2:4 * ;] to heap together; metaphorically, διδασκάλους, 2Ti.4:3.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “accumulate” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ACCU'MULATE, verb transitive
[Latin accumulo, ad and cumulo, to heap; cumulus a heap.]
- To heap up; to pile; to amass; as, to accumulate earth or stones.
- To collect or bring together; as to accumulate causes of misery; to accumulate wealth.
All definitions and other forms of “accumulate”
ACCU'MULATE, verb intransitive
To grow to a great size, number or quantity; to increase greatly; as public evils accumulate
ACCU'MULATE, adjective
Collected into a mass, or quantity.
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.