Word Study · Strong's G2021 · Greek
ἐπιχειρέω
epicheireo
ep-ee-khi-reh'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: epicheiréō
“to put the hand upon, i.e. undertake”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to put the hand upon, i.e. undertake
Rendered in the KJV as
go about, take in hand (upon).
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἐπεχείρησαν1
- Ἐπεχείρησαν1
- ἐπεχείρουν1
How it is rendered · 3
- Attempted1
- they were seeking1
- undertook1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural2
- verb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person plural1
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- V-AAI-3P · 2
- V-IAI-3P · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 9:29ἐπεχείρουνepecheirounverb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person pluralHe talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.here: they were seeking
- Acts 19:13Ἐπεχείρησανepecheirēsanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralNow there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”here: Attempted