ἐπισκιάζω
episkiazō · overshadow
Greek word · Strong’s number G1982 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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episkiazō (ἐπισκιάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “overshadow”.
Cover with its shadow.
How to say it
e·pis·ki·a·zō
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
- To rest over something or someone, enveloping it like a cloud.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- overshadowing ×2
- might fall on ×1
- overshadowed ×1
- will overshadow ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 17:5
While he was still speaking, look, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and look, a voice from the cloud was saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”
- Mark 9:7
And a cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud: “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.”
- Luke 1:35
And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore also the holy one to be born will be called Son of God.
- Luke 9:34
And while he was saying these things, a cloud came and was overshadowing them; and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.
- Acts 5:15
so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on some of them.