2021. epicheireó
Strong's Concordance
epicheireó: to put one's hand to, hence to attempt
Original Word: ἐπιχειρέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: epicheireó
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-khi-reh'-o)
Short Definition: I take in hand, attempt
Definition: I take in hand, attempt.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2021: ἐπιχειρέω

ἐπιχειρέω, ἐπιχείρῳ: imperfect ἐπεχείρουν; 1 aorist ἐπεχείρησα; (χείρ);

1. properly, to put the hand to (Homer, Odyssey 24, 386, 395).

2. often from Herodotus down, to take in hand, undertake, attempt (anything to be done), followed by the infinitive: Luke 1:1; Acts 9:29; Acts 19:13; (2 Macc. 2:29 2Macc. 7:19). Grimm treats of this word more at length in the Jahrbb. f. deutsche Theol. for 1871, p. 36f.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
go about, take in hand.

From epi and cheir; to put the hand upon, i.e. Undertake -- go about, take in hand (upon).

see GREEK epi

see GREEK cheir

Forms and Transliterations
επεχειρησαν επεχείρησαν ἐπεχείρησαν επεχείρησεν επεχειρουν επεχείρουν ἐπεχείρουν επιχειρήση επίχειρον επιχειρούσιν epecheiresan epecheirēsan epecheíresan epecheírēsan epecheiroun epecheíroun
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3 Occurrences


ἐπεχείρησαν — 2 Occ.
ἐπεχείρουν — 1 Occ.

Luke 1:1 V-AIA-3P
GRK: ΕΠΕΙΔΗΠΕΡ ΠΟΛΛΟΙ ἐπεχείρησαν ἀνατάξασθαι διήγησιν
NAS: as many have undertaken to compile
KJV: as many have taken in hand to set forth in order
INT: FORASMUCH AS many have undertaken to draw up a narration

Acts 9:29 V-IIA-3P
GRK: οἱ δὲ ἐπεχείρουν ἀνελεῖν αὐτόν
NAS: with the Hellenistic [Jews]; but they were attempting to put him to death.
KJV: but they went about to slay
INT: moreover they attempted to put to death him

Acts 19:13 V-AIA-3P
GRK: Ἐπεχείρησαν δέ τινες
NAS: who went from place to place, attempted to name
KJV: exorcists, took upon them to call
INT: attempted moreover some of

3 Occurrences

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