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Koine Greek wordlink #61085

SR GNT Luke 23:23 ἐπέκειντο (epekeinto) ‘they and were imposing with voices loud requesting’ Strongs=19450 Lemma=epikeimai
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=middle person=3rd number=plural

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Only use of identical word form ἐπέκειντο (V-IIM3..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπέκειντο’ (V-IIM3..P) is always and only glossed as ‘were imposing’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘epikeimai’ have 7 different glosses: ‘is imposing’, ‘to_be imposing’, ‘was laying_on’, ‘were imposing’, ‘imposing’, ‘laying_on it’, ‘laying_on us’.

Greek words (3) other than ἐπέκειντο (V-IIM3..P) with a gloss related to ‘imposing’

LUKE 5:1 ἐπικεῖσθαι (epikeisthai) V-NPM.... ‘the time the crowd to_be imposing on him and to_be hearing’ SR GNT Luke 5:1 word 9

1COR 9:16 ἐπίκειται (epikeitai) V-IPM3..S ‘necessity for on me is imposing woe for to me’ SR GNT 1Cor 9:16 word 12

HEB 9:10 ἐπικείμενα (epikeimena) V-PPM.NNP ‘until the time of reformation imposing’ SR GNT Heb 9:10 word 16

Key: V=verb IIM3..P=indicative,imperfect,middle,3rd person plural IPM3..S=indicative,present,middle,3rd person singular NPM....=infinitive,present,middle PPM.NNP=participle,present,middle,nominative,neuter,plural