noun · feminine
epikourias
Greekἐπικουρία (epikouria)
Strong’sG1947
help, aid
stem epikouri-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἐπικουρία, -ας, ἡ
(< ἐπικουρέω to be an ἐπίκουρος, an ally) [in LXX: Wi 13:18 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1947 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | epikourias | epikouriais |
| object accusative | epikourian | epikouriain |
| direct address vocative | epikouriar | epikouriair |
| of, belonging to genitive | epikouriau1×ἐπικουρίας | epikouriaiu |
| to, for dative | epikouria | epikouriai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
epikouria 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
epikouriau“help”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 26:22“help”epikouriau oun tunchanaratos tau apo tou theou achri tau hēmerau houtau histanamē marturerōtos mikro tē kai mego, oudenem ektos legarōtos heiu tē tois profētois lalala mellarōteiu ginerō kai Mōusos,But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen: