ἐπισχύω

epischuō
to insist
Strong’s G2001Verb1 time in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

they were insisting1

In the text

Abbott-Smith

ἐπ-ισχύω
[in LXX: Sir.29:1, 1Ma.6:6 * ;]
1. to make stronger (Sir, l.with).
2. to grow stronger; metaphorically, be more urgent: Luk.23:5.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.