G2001
ἐπισχύω
to insist
ἐπ-ισχύω [in LXX: Sir.29:1, 1Ma.6:6 * ;] __1. to make stronger (Sir, l.with). __2. to grow stronger; metaphorically, be more urgent: Luk.23:5.† (AS)
The KJV translates G2001 in the following manner:
fierce (2x)
Full Thayer's lexicon entry
ἐπισχύω — epischýō
ἐπισχύω: (imperfect ἐπίσχυον);
1. transitive, to give additional strength; to make stronger (Sir 29:1; Xenophon, oec. 11, 13).
2. intransitive, to receive greater strength, grow stronger (1Ma 6:6; Theophr, Diodorus): ἐπίσχυον λέγοντες, they were the more urgent saying, i. e. they alleged the more vehemently, Luk 23:5.
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