Lexical Definition

‎ἐπιοῦσα‎ epioûsa (ep-ee-oo'-sah) to come later ^G:V
feminine singular participle of a comparative of ‎ἐπί‎ and (to go)

following, next.

• supervening, i.e. (‎ἡμέρα‎ or ‎νύξ‎ being expressed or implied) the ensuing day or night

Abbott-Smith

ἔπ-ειμι [in LXX: Ex 8:22(18) (עָמַד), Si 42:19, etc. ;]
1. to come upon, approach
2. Of time, to come on or after; mostly as ptcp., ἐπιών, -οῦσα, όν, next, following: τῇ- ἔ. (sc. ἡμέρᾳ, as freq. in late Gk.), Ac 16:11 20:15 21:18; ἡμέρᾳ (as usual in cl.), Ac 7:26; νυκτί, Ac 23:11.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

Related to: ἐπιοῦσα,

(εἶμι

__B ibo) infinitive ἐπιέναι, serving in Attic dialect as future of ἐπέρχομαι: Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular imperfect ἐπήϊεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural ἐπήϊσαν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Attic dialect ἐπῇα, 3rd.pers. plural ἐπῇσαν: ἐπιείσομαι, -εισαμένη (which see) belong to a different word:
__B.I come upon (in future sense, though this is not so fixed in [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.I.1 of persons, come upon, approach, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.I.1.b mostly in hostile sense, come against, attack, with dative, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; in Prose also with Preps., ἐ. ἐπὶ τὴν Ἑλλάδα, ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀδικοῦντας, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς τὸ τεῖχος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οἱ ἐπιόντες the invaders, assailants, [Refs 5th c.BC+]by assault, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; but ὁ ἐπιών in Trag., ={ὁ τυχών}, the first comer, τό γ᾽ αἴνιγμ᾽ οὐχὶ τοὐπιόντος ἦν ἀνδρὸς διειπεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.I.1.c get on the βῆμα to speak, variant for{παριέναι} in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; come on, of performers, uncertain reading in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.I.1.d approach, attack a question, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.I.2 of events, come upon or over one, overtake, with accusative, πρίν μιν καὶ γῆρας ἔπεισιν [ἐπιοῦσα γῆρας ἔς τε τὸν μόρσιμον αἰῶνα 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 7(6).41); οἷός σε χειμὼν καὶ κακῶν τρικυμία ἔπεισι 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1016 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]: with dative, come near, ὀρυμαγδὸς ἐπήϊεν ἐρχομένοισιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δεινῶν ἐπιόντων πᾶσι Ἕλλησι threatening them, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸ ἐπιόν the (madness) which threatens me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.I.2.b with dative person, come into one's head, occur to one, εἰ καὶ ἐπίοι αὐτῷ λέγειν if it so much as occurred to him to say.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]what occurs to one, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II of Time, come on or after: mostly in participle ἐπιών, οῦσα, όν, following, succeeding, instant, ἡ ἐπιοῦσα ἡμέρα the coming day, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἐπιοῦσα (i.e. ἡμέρα) [NT+5th c.BC+]; τοὐπιόν the future, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν ἐ. ἕνεκα because of the consequences, [Refs]
__B.II.2 generally, come after, succeed, κύματα.. βάντ᾽ ἐπιόντα τε [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ ἐπιών the successor, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ἐπιόντα the words which follow, [Refs]
__B.II.3 rarely, pass, elapse, ἐπιόντος τοῦ χρόνου [Refs]
__B.III go over a space, traverse, visit, ἀγρόν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of an officer, ἐ. πύλας [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.III.2 go over, i.e. count over, φώκας.. ἀριθμήσει καὶ ἔπεισιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; think over, τῇ μνήμῃ ἕκαστα [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; read, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Prov.27.1 ☩ Acts.16.11 ☩ Acts.23.11}