Definition

to put the hand upon, i.e. undertake

Etymology

from G1909 (ἐπί) and G5495 (χείρ);

Word family

• ἐπί epí
• χείρ cheír

How the KJV renders it

• go about
• take in hand (upon)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.