to sojourn
Definition:
ἐπι-δημέω, -ῶ (< δῆμος); 1) to be at home (Thuc, Plat, al.), 2) to stay in a place, sojourn (Plat, Xen, al; and see MM, Exp., xiv): Act.2:10 17:21; before ἐν, Act.18:27 (WH, mg.). (AS)
Definition:
ἐπιδημ-έω,
to be at home, live at home, opposed to ἀποδημέω, [
Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐ. Ἀθήνησι
stay at home at Athens, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2). of diseases,
to be prevalent, epidemic, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II).
come home, [
Refs 5th c.BC+].
III). of foreigners,
come to stay in a city, reside in a place, οἱ -οῦντες ἐν [
Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐ. εἰς Μέγαρα
come to Megara
to stay there, [
Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐ. τοῖς μυστηρίοις
to be present at, attend them, [
Refs 4th c.BC+] all
who were present[at the festival], [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]: laterc.
dative,[
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
III.2).
absolutely,
stay in a place, be in town, [
NT+6th c.BC+].
III.3). ἐ. τινί
visit a person, [
Refs 4th c.AD+]
Pronounciation:
ep-ee-day-meh'-o
Definition:
to make oneself at home, i.e. (by extension) to reside (in a foreign country); (be) dwelling (which were) there, stranger; from a compound of
g1909 (ἐπί) and
g1218 (δῆμος);