verb
epidēmamō
Greekἐπιδημέω (epidēmeō)
Strong’sG1927
I sojourn, am resident
stem epidēm-2 times in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ἐπι-δημέω, -ῶ
(< δῆμος);
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1927 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-ee-day-meh'-o
to make oneself at home, i.e. (by extension) to reside (in a foreign country)
Fromfrom a compound of G1909 and G1218;
King James(be) dwelling (which were) there, stranger.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epidēmarōtoisἐπιδημοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | lived | 2× |
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 | epidēmamō | epidēmame | epidēmami | epidēmama | epidēmamē | epidēmamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epidēmasō | epidēmase | epidēmasi | epidēmasa | epidēmasē | epidēmaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidēmatō | epidēmate | epidēmati | epidēmata | epidēmatē | epidēmatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epidēmanō | epidēmane | epidēmani | epidēmana | epidēmanē | epidēmanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidēmavō | epidēmave | epidēmavi | epidēmava | epidēmavē | epidēmavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epidēmalō | epidēmale | epidēmali | epidēmala | epidēmalē | epidēmalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epidēmameiō | epidēmameia | epidēmameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epidēmaseiō | epidēmaseia | epidēmaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidēmateiō | epidēmateia | epidēmateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epidēmaneiō | epidēmaneia | epidēmaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidēmaveiō | epidēmaveia | epidēmaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epidēmaleiō | epidēmaleia | epidēmaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epidēmasōr | epidēmasar | epidēmasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidēmatōr | epidēmatar | epidēmatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidēmavōr | epidēmavar | epidēmavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epidēmalōr | epidēmalar | epidēmalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epidēmamoiō | epidēmamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epidēmasoiō | epidēmasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epidēmatoiō | epidēmatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epidēmanoiō | epidēmanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epidēmavoiō | epidēmavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epidēmaloiō | epidēmaloia |
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 | epidēmarō | epidēmari | epidēmara | epidēmarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epidēmarōtos2× | epidēmaritos | epidēmaratos | epidēmarētos |
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
epidēm 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
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
epidēmarōtois“lived”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Acts 2:10“visitors”Frugian tē kai Pamfulian, Aiguptan kai teim mereim tau Libuau tau kata Kurēnan, kai tois epidēmarōtois Rōmaiois,Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
Acts 17:21“lived”Athēnaiois de pantois kai tois epidēmarōtois xenois eis oudenem heterem eukairale ē legarō tinem ē akouarō tinem kainoterem.Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.