ἐπιφώσκω
epiphōskō · dawn, begin
Greek word · Strong’s number G2020 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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epiphōskō (ἐπιφώσκω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “dawn, begin”.
To grow light; of a day, begin.
How to say it
e·pi·phōs·kō
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
- For daylight to break.
- To be about to start, said of the day of rest.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- as it was dawning ×1
- was beginning ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 28:1
Now after the Sabbath, as it was dawning toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the grave.
- Luke 23:54
And it was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning.