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ἐπιχειρέω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἐπιχειρέω
Greek transliteration: 
epicheireō
Simplified transliteration: 
epicheireo
Principal Parts: 
(ἐπεχείρουν), -, ἐπεχείρησα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2021
GK Number: 
2217
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
to attempt, try to
Definition: 
to put hand to, a thing; to undertake, attempt, Lk. 1:1; Acts 9:29; 19:13*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐπιχειρέω

Luke 1:1 Inasmuch as many have taken (epecheirēsan | ἐπεχείρησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) it in hand to compile a narrative concerning the things that have been accomplished among us,
Acts 9:29 He was talking and disputing with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they were looking (epecheiroun | ἐπεχείρουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) for a way to kill him.
Acts 19:13 But some also of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, tried (epecheirēsan | ἐπεχείρησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those having evil spirits, saying, “I adjure you by that Jesus whom Paul proclaims.”