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Koine Greek wordlink #21369

← ἐπιφωσκούσῃ ↑ → Mat 28 ║ ═

SR GNT Mat 28:1  ἐπιφωσκούσῃ (epifōskousaʸ) ‘and the days_of_rest at the time dawning toward the first day of the week’  Strongs=20200 Lemma=epifōskō
  Word role=verb mood=participle tense=present voice=active case=dative gender=feminine number=singular

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Only use of identical word form ἐπιφωσκούσῃ (V-PPA.DFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπιφωσκούσῃ’ (V-PPA.DFS) is always and only glossed as ‘dawning’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘epifōskō’ have 2 different glosses: ‘was dawning’, ‘dawning’.

Greek words (1) other than ἐπιφωσκούσῃ (V-PPA.DFS) with a gloss related to ‘dawning’

LUKE 23:54 ἐπέφωσκεν (epefōsken) V-IIA3..S ‘of preparation and the day_of_rest was dawning’ SR GNT Luke 23:54 word 14

Key: V=verb IIA3..S=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person singular PPA.DFS=participle,present,active,dative,feminine,singular