Dictionary entry

ἐπισχύω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

** ἐπ-ισχύω

[in LXX: Si 29:1, I Mac 6:6 *;]

1. to make stronger (Si, l.c.).

2. to grow stronger; metaph., be more urgent: Lk 23:5.†