Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
care
Usage: ἐπιμέλεια, -ας, ἡ (ἐπιμελέομαι), [in LXX: Pro.3:8 (שִׁקּוּי), Wis.13:13, Est.6:10, 1Ma.16:14, al. ;] attention, care: Act.27:3 (see Field, Notes, 143).† (AS)
Strong's Number
G1958
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
11
Books
8
Strong's G1958 Quick Answer
Strong's G1958 ἐπιμέλεια (epimeleia) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. epimeleia (ep-ee-mel'-ei-ah) n. 1. carefulness, i.e. kind attention (hospitality) [from G1959] It has 11 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include refresh. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
- Meaning
- epimeleia (ep-ee-mel'-ei-ah) n. 1. carefulness, i.e. kind attention (hospitality) [from G1959]
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
- Usage Words
- refresh
Meaning and Definition
epimeleia (ep-ee-mel'-ei-ah) n. 1. carefulness, i.e. kind attention (hospitality) [from G1959] KJV: + refresh self Root(s): G1959
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1958. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G1958 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render epimeleia, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
refresh
Acts 27:3
How Strong's G1958 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
- Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G1958 (ἐπιμέλεια) appears 10 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 1 Esdras 6:9 — ἐπιμελείᾳ
- 1 Maccabees 16:14 — ἐπιμελείας
- 2 Maccabees 11:23 — ἐπιμέλειαν
- 3 Maccabees 5:1 — ἐπιμελείᾳ
- Esther (Greek) 2:3 — ἐπιμέλεια
Strong's G1958 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G1958 in the New Testament
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
Strong's G1958 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And let the king appoint local governors in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them select fair and chaste young damsels and bring them to the city Susa, into the women’s apartment, and let them be consigned to the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women; and let things for purification and other attendance be given to them.
Then shall there be health to thy body, And good keeping to thy bones.
And that there may be grace round thy neck; And safety to thy bones:
Strong's G1958 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha
5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
building a house unto the Lord, great and new, of hewn and costly stones, and the timber already laid upon the walls.
Now Simon was visiting the cities that were in the country, and taking care for the good ordering of them; at which time he came down himself to Jericho with his sons, Mattathias and Judas, in the hundred threescore and seventeenth year, in the eleventh month, called Shebat:
since our father is translated unto the gods, our will is, that they that are in our realm live quietly, that every one may attend upon his own affairs.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1958.
And let the king appoint local governors in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them select fair and chaste young damsels and bring them to the city Susa, into the women’s apartment, and let them be consigned to the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women; and let things for purification and other attendance be given to them.
Then shall there be health to thy body, And good keeping to thy bones.
And that there may be grace round thy neck; And safety to thy bones:
Every slothful man desires, But the hands of the active are diligent.
And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
building a house unto the Lord, great and new, of hewn and costly stones, and the timber already laid upon the walls.
Now Simon was visiting the cities that were in the country, and taking care for the good ordering of them; at which time he came down himself to Jericho with his sons, Mattathias and Judas, in the hundred threescore and seventeenth year, in the eleventh month, called Shebat:
since our father is translated unto the gods, our will is, that they that are in our realm live quietly, that every one may attend upon his own affairs.
Then he called Hermon, who had charge of the elephants. Full of rage, altogether fixed in his furious design,
And taking the very refuse among those which served to no use, Being a crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, Hath carved it diligently when he had nothing else to do, And formed it by the skill of his understanding, And fashioned it to the image of a man;
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1958, grouped by book.
Esther 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Strong's G1958 FAQ
What does epimeleia (ἐπιμέλεια) mean?
Epimeleia (Strong's G1958) is a Greek word most simply glossed "carefulness". epimeleia (ep-ee-mel'-ei-ah) n. 1. carefulness, i.e. kind attention (hospitality) [from G1959]
How many times is epimeleia (ἐπιμέλεια) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's G1958 across 8 books.
Where can I study epimeleia (ἐπιμέλεια) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1958 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
What English words translate epimeleia (ἐπιμέλεια)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as refresh. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G1958 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 5 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1958, with linked reader references where each row is available.