Epiphero denotes bringing judgment or wrath against someone, whether withheld or described as being imposed.

The attested use concerns bringing a punitive judgment or wrath against someone: Jude 1:9 describes a judgment Michael does not presume to bring, while Romans 3:5 speaks of God as the one bringing wrath.

1. Bring punitive judgment or wrath · dominant

   In Jude 1:9, the aorist active infinitive occurs in Michael's refusal to pronounce a blasphemous judgment against the devil; the APB renders the clause "he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment." In Romans 3:5, the present active participle identifies God in the clause about wrath; the APB renders him as "the one inflicting the wrath."

   Jude 1:9Romans 3:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses as "pronounce a blasphemous judgment" in Jude 1:9 and "inflicting the wrath" in Romans 3:5. These phrases confirm the clauses' punitive setting rather than establish separate renderings of the term.