To dawn
ἐπιφώσκωStrong’s G2020epiphōskō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epiphōskō is the Greek word usually translated “dawning” and “was just beginning”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.”
Meaning
Usually translated “dawning” and “was just beginning”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- dawning 1
- was just beginning 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἐπιφώσκω epiphōskō · to dawn
ἐπι-φώσκω [in LXX for הָלַל hi., Job.41:18 A (Βא, ἐπιφαύσκ-) * ;] 1. to let shine. 2. to dawn (cf. MM, Exp., xiv): Luk.23:54; before εἰς, Mat_28:1.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dawn” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DAWN, verb intransitive
- To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns.
- To begin to open or expand; to begin to show intellectual light, or knowledge; as, the genius of the youth begins to dawn
- To glimmer obscurely.
- To begin to open or appear.
All definitions and other forms of “dawn”
DAWN, noun
1. The break of day; the first appearance of light, in the morning.
- First opening or expansion; first appearance of intellectual light; as the dawn of genius, intellect, or mental powers.
- Beginning; rise; first appearance; as the dawn of time.
- A feeble or incipient light; first beams.
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.