ἐπιλύω

epilyō · explain

Greek word · Strong’s number G1956 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

epilyō (ἐπιλύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “explain”.

Settle.

How to say it

e·pi·ly·ō

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To make clear the meaning of something hard.
  2. To reach a decision on a matter.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • he explained ×1
  • it will be settled ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Mark 4:34

    and he did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

  • Acts 19:39

    But if you seek anything further, it will be settled in the lawful assembly.