Definition
ἔπ-ειμι
[in LXX: Exodus 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.), Acts 16:11; 20:15; 21:18; ἡμέρᾳ (as usual in cl.), Acts 7:26; νυκτί, Acts 23:11.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Acts 7:26ἐπιούσῃ · nextThe next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’
- Acts 16:11ἐπιούσῃ · following dayWe sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.
- Acts 20:15ἐπιούσῃ · next [day]Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.
- Acts 21:18ἐπιούσῃ · next [day]The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
- Acts 23:11ἐπιούσῃ · followingThe following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”