conjunction

epeidē

Greekἐπειδή (epeidē)

Strong’sG1894

when, since

stem epeid-10 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books

Translated as

since5×for3×because1×when1×

What it means

ἐπει-δή

conj.;

1. of time, when now, after that: Lk 7:1 (WH, txt.).

2. Of cause, seeing that, forasmuch as: Lk 11:6, Ac 13:46 (WH, txt., RV) Ac 14:12 15:24, I Co 1:21, 22 14:16 15:21, Phl 2:26.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1894 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidep-i-day'

since now, i.e. (of time) when, or (of cause) whereas

Fromfrom G1893 and G1211;

King Jamesafter that, because, for (that, -asmuch as), seeing, since.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Where it appears

10 occurrences, every one of them listed

epeidē9×

Luke 11:6“for”epeidē filos mu paragineta ek hodau pros min kai ouk echamō hem paratithami auto;because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

Acts 13:46“since”parrēsiazeratois tē tos Paulos kai tos Barnabaos legala; Vi ate anankaiem prōtem lalira ton logon tou theou; epeidē apōthevō auton kai ouk axioin krinavō heautoin tau aiōniau zōau, idou strefinō eis teim ethneim;Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

Acts 14:12“because”kalale tē ton Barnabaon Zeuon, ton de Paulon Hermon, epeidē autos ate tos hēgerōtos tou logou.Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

Acts 15:24“since”epeidē akouana hoti tinois ek nu exercharatois tarassala vin logoi anaskeuazarōtois tain psuchain vu hoi ouk diastellena,It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.

1 Corinthians 1:21“since”epeidē gar en ta sofia tou theou ouk gnōskata tos kosmos dia tau sofiau ton theon, eudokata tos theos dia tau mōriau teu kērugmeu sōzara toin pisteuarōtoin.For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

1 Corinthians 1:22“for”epeidē kai Ioudaiois sēmeim aitalō kai Hellēnois sofian zētalō;Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,

1 Corinthians 14:16“since”epei ean eulogaseiō pneume, tos anaplērarōtos ton topon tou idiōtou pōs legati tem Amēn epi ta sa eucharistia? epeidē tinem legasō ouk oidatē;Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

1 Corinthians 15:21“since”epeidē gar dia anthrōpou thanatos, kai dia anthrōpou anastasias nekroiu;For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.

Philippians 2:26“for”epeidē epipotharōtos ate pantoin vin, kai adēmonarōtos dioti akouava hoti asthenata.For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.

Epeidē1×

Luke 7:1“when”Epeidē plērata panteim teim rēmeim autou eis tain akoain tou laou, eiserchata eis Kafarnaoum.When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.