ἐπισιτισμός
episitismos
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Greek
food
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Greek
Language
Episitismos denotes provisions sought by a crowd in a deserted place.
The attested use refers to provisions sought for a crowd when they are in a deserted place and need to go to nearby villages and fields.
Senses in use
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Provisions sought for a crowd · dominant
In Luke 9:12, the accusative singular masculine form occurs in the request to release the crowd so that they may go into surrounding villages and fields; the APB renders the clause “they may lodge and find food.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 9:12, the APB presents the clause as the crowd going out to “find food,”.