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Koine Greek wordlink #89847

SR GNT Acts 9:29 ἐπεχείρουν (epeⱪeiroun) ‘Hellaʸnistaʸs they but were attempting to kill him’ Strongs=20210 Lemma=epiχeireō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=active person=3rd number=plural

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Only use of identical word form ἐπεχείρουν (V-IIA3..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπεχείρουν’ (V-IIA3..P) is always and only glossed as ‘were attempting’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘epiχeireō’ have 2 different glosses: ‘were attempting’, ‘attempted’.

Greek words (3) other than ἐπεχείρουν (V-IIA3..P) with a gloss related to ‘attempting’

ACTs 9:26 ἐπείραζεν (epeirazen) V-IIA3..S Lemma=peirazō ‘and in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) he was attempting to_be_being joined_together to the apprentices/followers’ SR GNT Acts 9:26 word 9

ACTs 16:7 ἐπείραζον (epeirazon) V-IIA3..P Lemma=peirazō ‘and down to Musia they were attempting into Bithunia to_be gone’ SR GNT Acts 16:7 word 8

ACTs 26:21 ἐπειρῶντο (epeirōnto) V-IIM3..P Lemma=peiraō ‘in the temple were attempting to hand_over me’ SR GNT Acts 26:21 word 13

Key: V=verb IIA3..P=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person plural IIA3..S=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person singular IIM3..P=indicative,imperfect,middle,3rd person plural