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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2020. ἐπιφώσκω (epiphóskó) -- To dawn, to begin to grow light</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2020.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_timothy/5-16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2020.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2020</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2019.htm" title="2019">◄</a> 2020. epiphóskó <a href="../greek/2021.htm" title="2021">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">epiphóskó: To dawn, to begin to grow light</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἐπιφώσκω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>epiphóskó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>eh-pee-FOH-skoh<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ep-ee-foce'-ko)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To dawn, to begin to grow light<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I dawn, am near commencing.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek preposition "ἐπί" (epi, meaning "upon" or "over") and "φῶς" (phos, meaning "light").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of dawn or light is "שַׁחַר" (shachar, Strong's H7837), which means "dawn" or "morning."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "epiphóskó" primarily means "to dawn" or "to begin to grow light." It is used in the New Testament to describe the transition from night to day, indicating the first appearance of light in the morning. This term can also metaphorically signify the beginning of a new period or era, often associated with hope and renewal.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, the concept of dawn held significant cultural and religious symbolism. It was often seen as a time of new beginnings and divine intervention. In Jewish tradition, the day begins at sunset, but the dawn marks the time for morning prayers and the start of daily activities. The imagery of light overcoming darkness is a powerful motif in both Jewish and Christian thought, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and the revelation of God's truth.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1909.htm">epi</a> and <a href="/greek/5457.htm">phós</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to let shine, i.e. to dawn<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>about to begin (1), dawn (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2020: ἐπιφώσκω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐπιφώσκω</span></span>; (imperfect <span class="greek2">ἐπεφωσκον</span>); <span class="accented">to grow light, to dawn</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 68 (60)): <a href="/interlinear/luke/23-54.htm">Luke 23:54</a>; followed by <span class="greek2">εἰς</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/28-1.htm">Matthew 28:1</a>, on which see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">εἰς</span></span>, A. II. 1.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>begin, dawn. <p>A form of <a href="/greek/2017.htm">epiphauo</a>; to begin to grow light -- begin to dawn, X draw on. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2017.htm">epiphauo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>επέφωσκε επεφωσκεν ἐπέφωσκεν επεχάρης επεχάρητε επιφωσκουση επιφωσκούση ἐπιφωσκούσῃ επιχαίρει επιχαίροντες επιχαίρων επιχαρείησάν επιχαρή επιχαρής επίχαρμα επιχαρούμεθα επιχαρούνται επίχαρτος επιχαρώσί epephosken epephōsken epéphosken epéphōsken epiphoskouse epiphōskousē epiphoskoúsei epiphōskoúsēi<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/28-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 28:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Singular">V-PPA-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/28.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">σαββάτων τῇ <b>ἐπιφωσκούσῃ</b> εἰς μίαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the Sabbath, <span class="itali">as it began to dawn</span> toward<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the sabbath, <span class="itali">as it began to dawn</span> toward<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/28-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Sabbath it <span class="itali">being dawn</span> toward [the] first [day]<p><b><a href="/text/luke/23-54.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 23:54</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-IIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ σάββατον <b>ἐπέφωσκεν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the Sabbath <span class="itali">was about to begin.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the sabbath <span class="itali">drew on.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23-54.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Sabbath <span class="itali">was coming on</span><p><b><a href="/greek/2020.htm">Strong's Greek 2020</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2020.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/epepho_sken_2020.htm">ἐπέφωσκεν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/epipho_skouse__2020.htm">ἐπιφωσκούσῃ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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