adjective

epiousios

Greekἐπιούσιος (epiousios)

Strong’sG1967

for the morrow, necessary, sufficient

stem epiousi-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

daily2×

What it means

*† ἐπιούσιος, -ον

(cf. περιούσιος, [in LXX for סְגֻלָּה, De 7:6, etc.]),

found only in the phrase ἄρτος ἐ., EV, daily; R, mg., for the coming day: Mt 6:11, Lk 11:3. (Several derivations find support, each pointing to a different meaning.

1. < ἐπιοῦσα (sc. ἡμέρα) (or, < ἐπὶ τὴν ἰοῦσαν (sc. ήμέραν), Zorell, s.v.), hence, for the morrow or for the coming day (R, mg.).

(a) < ἐπί + οὐσία, hence, for subsistence, needful (Am. R, mg.);

(b) < ἐπί + εἶναι in fem. ptcp. form, hence, pertaining to (the day). For renderings of versions and views of various writers, v. reff. in DB, ext., 36 f.; DCG, ii, 58 f., 62a; ICC on Lk, l.c. The EV, daily, is based on the Vg. (Lk; OL, Mt, Lk, quotidianus). "It is difficult not to think that τὸν ἐ. rests upon misunderstanding of an original Aramaic phrase, or upon a Greek corruption" (ICC on Mt, l.c.; cf. also Cremer, 239).†

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

Strong’s G1967 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidep-ee-oo'-see-os

tomorrow's; but more probably from G1909 and a derivative of the present participle feminine of G1510; for subsistence, i.e. needful

Fromperhaps from the same as G1966;

King Jamesdaily.

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

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	epiousios	epiousias	epiousiem	epiousiois	epiousiais	epiousieim
object accusative	epiousion2×ἐπιούσιον	epiousian		epiousioin	epiousiain
direct address vocative	epiousior	epiousiar		epiousioir	epiousiair
of, belonging to genitive	epiousiou	epiousiau	epiousieu	epiousioiu	epiousiaiu	epiousieiu
to, for dative	epiousio	epiousia	epiousie	epiousioi	epiousiai	epiousiei

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

epiousistem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

epiousi 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

epiousion“daily”objectaccusative singular2×

Matthew 6:11“daily”ton arton nu ton epiousion dōasar ni sēmeron;Give us this day our daily bread.

Luke 11:3“daily”ton arton nu ton epiousion dōasōr ni tem kata hēmeran;Give us each day our daily bread.