ἐπίλοιπος
epiloipos
remaining
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἐπίλοιπος (G1954, epiloipos) generally means "remaining." This sense of staying behind or lingering in a location might be implied by its semantic domain in Movement & Travel, suggesting that the word often relates to the physical act of traveling or physical movement. The only occurrence of this word in the Bible means it may have a more isolated or specific meaning within that context. Given the limited information, there isn't enough data to explore the word's more nuanced significance, but we can say that when applied to its meaning, the word emphasizes the persistence or presence of something in a given place or situation. Its relatively rare usage in the Bible, with only one recorded occurrence, might indicate that it functions as a specialized term that adds particular emphasis to a specific narrative or description. Further analysis of the surrounding text would be necessary to fully understand its role.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text