Greek verb · G1982
ἐπισκιάζω
episkiazoep-ee-skee-ad'-zo
to overshadow
5 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: episkiázō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1982is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1982
to cast a shade upon, i.e. (by analogy) to envelop in a haze of brilliancy; figuratively, to invest with preternatural influence
The King James renders it: overshadow.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
episkiazo is rendered "to overshadow". It stands 5 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Two of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
Matthew 17:5ἐπεσκίασεν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- overshadowed1
- overshadowing1
- shall envelop1
- was overshadowing1
- will overshadow1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐπιστρέφω | epistrepho | to turn | Uses36 |
| ἐπιστολή | epistole | epistle | Uses24 |
| ἐπίσταμαι | epistamai | to know/understand | Uses14 |
| ἐπισκέπτομαι | episkeptomai | to visit/care for | Uses11 |
| ἐπισυνάγω | episynago | to gather | Uses8 |
| ἐπιστάτης | epistates | master | Uses7 |
| ἐπίσκοπος | episkopos | overseer | Uses5 |
| ἐπισκοπή | episkope | oversight | Uses4 |
| ἐπιστηρίζω | episterizo | to strengthen | Uses4 |
| ἐπιστέλλω | epistello | to write to | Uses3 |
| ἐπίσημος | episemos | notable | Uses2 |
| ἐπισκοπέω | episkopeo | to oversee/care for | Uses2 |
and 12 more on the stem.
All 5, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐπεσκίαζεν1
- ἐπεσκίασεν1
- ἐπισκιάζουσα1
- ἐπισκιάσει1
- ἐπισκιάσῃ1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-AAS-3S
- verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-FAI-3S
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-IAI-3S
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1V-PAP-NSF
Matthew
one use
While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
- ἐπεσκίασενepeskiasenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: overshadowed
Mark
one use
Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”
- ἐπισκιάζουσαepiskiazousaverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: overshadowing
Luke
two uses
The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
- ἐπισκιάσειepiskiaseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will overshadow
While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
- ἐπεσκίαζενepeskiazenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was overshadowing
Acts
one use
As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
- ἐπισκιάσῃepiskiaseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: shall envelop
Where it leads
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How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.