ΕΠΙΟΥΣΙΟΣ, επιουσιος
EPIOUSIOS, epiousios
Sounds Like: ep-ee-OO-see-os
Translations: daily, for the coming day, for tomorrow, necessary for existence, super-substantial, for our needs
From the root: ΕΠΙΟΥΣΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound adjective, formed from 'epi' (upon, over, for) and 'ousia' (being, substance, existence). It is famously difficult to translate and is a hapax legomenon (appearing only once) in the New Testament, specifically in the Lord's Prayer, where it describes 'bread'. Its meaning is debated, with interpretations ranging from 'bread for the coming day' (i.e., tomorrow's bread), 'bread necessary for existence' (i.e., sustenance), or 'super-substantial bread' (referring to spiritual nourishment). It generally refers to what is sufficient or necessary for the immediate future or for one's sustenance.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G1967 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΟΥΣΙΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΙΟΥΣΙΟΝ — daily, for tomorrow, necessary for existence, a daily, a for tomorrow, a necessary for existence
- ΕΠΙΟΥΣΗ — daily, for the coming day, necessary for existence, for subsistence, for tomorrow
- ΕΠΙΟΥΣΙΟΝ — daily, for existence, necessary for existence, for the coming day, for the morrow
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