verb
epeiamō
Greekἔπειμι (epeimi)
Strong’sG1966
the next day
stem epei-5 times in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἔπ-ειμι
[in LXX: Ex 8:22(18) (עָמַד), Si 42:19, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1966 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-ee-oo'-sah
supervening, i.e. (G2250 or G3571 being expressed or implied) the ensuing day or night
Fromfeminine singular participle of a comparative of G1909 and εἶμι (to go);
King Jamesfollowing, next.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epeiarōtaἐπιούσῃ | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular feminine | following | 5× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epeiamō | epeiame | epeiami | epeiama | epeiamē | epeiamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epeiasō | epeiase | epeiasi | epeiasa | epeiasē | epeiaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epeiatō | epeiate | epeiati | epeiata | epeiatē | epeiatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epeianō | epeiane | epeiani | epeiana | epeianē | epeianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epeiavō | epeiave | epeiavi | epeiava | epeiavē | epeiavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epeialō | epeiale | epeiali | epeiala | epeialē | epeialelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epeiameiō | epeiameia | epeiameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epeiaseiō | epeiaseia | epeiaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epeiateiō | epeiateia | epeiateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epeianeiō | epeianeia | epeianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epeiaveiō | epeiaveia | epeiaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epeialeiō | epeialeia | epeialeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epeiasōr | epeiasar | epeiasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epeiatōr | epeiatar | epeiatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epeiavōr | epeiavar | epeiavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epeialōr | epeialar | epeialēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epeiamoiō | epeiamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epeiasoiō | epeiasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epeiatoiō | epeiatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epeianoiō | epeianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epeiavoiō | epeiavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epeialoiō | epeialoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epeiarō | epeiari | epeiara | epeiarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epeiarōtos5× | epeiaritos | epeiaratos | epeiarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
epei is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
epeiarōta“following”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular feminine5×
Acts 7:26“next”ta tē epeiarōta hēmera horita autoi macherōtoi kai sunallassate autoin eis eirēnan legaratos; Anēroir, adelfois avō; hinati adikavō allēloin?The 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 16:11“following”Anagiratois oun apo Trōadau euthudromana eis Samothrakan, ta de epeiarōta eis Nean Polian,We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.
Acts 20:15“next”kakeithen apoplaratois ta epeiarōta katantana antikrus Chiau, ta de hetera paraballana eis Saman, ta de echerōta erchana eis Milētan;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 21:18“following”ta de epeiarōta eiseiate tos Paulos sun ni pros Iakōbon, pantois tē paraginela tois presbuterois.The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
Acts 23:11“following”Ta de epeiarōta nuxa efistanaratos auto tos kurios legata; Tharsasōr, hōs gar diamarturesa teim peri mu eis Ierousalēm houtōs sin datō kai eis Rōman marturara.The 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.”