verb
epifōskamō
Greekἐπιφώσκω (epifōskō)
Strong’sG2020
I dawn, am near commencing
stem epifōsk-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐπι-φώσκω
[in LXX for הָלַל hi., Jb 41:18 A (Bא, ἐπιφαύσκ-) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2020 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-ee-foce'-ko
to begin to grow light
Froma form of G2017;
King Jamesbegin to dawn, X draw on.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epifōskateἐπέφωσκεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | beginning | 1× |
| epifōskarōtaἐπιφωσκούσῃ | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular feminine | began to dawn | 1× |
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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epifōskamō | epifōskame | epifōskami | epifōskama | epifōskamē | epifōskamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epifōskasō | epifōskase | epifōskasi | epifōskasa | epifōskasē | epifōskaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifōskatō | epifōskate1×ἐπέφωσκεν | epifōskati | epifōskata | epifōskatē | epifōskatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epifōskanō | epifōskane | epifōskani | epifōskana | epifōskanē | epifōskanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifōskavō | epifōskave | epifōskavi | epifōskava | epifōskavē | epifōskavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epifōskalō | epifōskale | epifōskali | epifōskala | epifōskalē | epifōskalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epifōskameiō | epifōskameia | epifōskameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epifōskaseiō | epifōskaseia | epifōskaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifōskateiō | epifōskateia | epifōskateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epifōskaneiō | epifōskaneia | epifōskaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifōskaveiō | epifōskaveia | epifōskaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epifōskaleiō | epifōskaleia | epifōskaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epifōskasōr | epifōskasar | epifōskasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifōskatōr | epifōskatar | epifōskatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifōskavōr | epifōskavar | epifōskavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epifōskalōr | epifōskalar | epifōskalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epifōskamoiō | epifōskamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epifōskasoiō | epifōskasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifōskatoiō | epifōskatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epifōskanoiō | epifōskanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifōskavoiō | epifōskavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epifōskaloiō | epifōskaloia |
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 | epifōskarō | epifōskari | epifōskara | epifōskarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epifōskarōtos1× | epifōskaritos | epifōskaratos | epifōskarētos |
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
epifōsk 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
epifōskate“beginning”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 23:54“beginning”kai hēmeras ate paraskeuau, kai sabbatem epifōskate.It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.
epifōskarōta“began to dawn”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular feminine1×
Matthew 28:1“began to dawn”Opse de sabbateiu, ta epifōskarōta eis henan sabbateiu, erchata Mariam tas Magdalēnas kai tas allas Marias theōrara ton tafon.After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.