ἐπιδίδωμι: 3 person singular imperfect ἐπεδίδου; future ἐπιδώσω; 1 aorist ἐπέδωκα; 2 aorist participle plural ἐπιδόντες; 1 aorist passive ἐπεδοθην; (from Homer down); to give over; 1. to hand, give by handing: τινα τί, Mat_7:9; Luk_11:11; Luk_24:30; Luk_24:42; Joh_13:26 (R G L); Act_15:30; passive Luk_4:17. 2. to give over, i. e. give up to the power or will of one (German preisgeben): Act_27:15 (namely, ἑαυτούς or τό πλοῖον τῷ ἀνέμῳ).

ἐπιδίδωμι epididōmi 9x to give in addition; also, to give to, deliver to, give into one s hands, Mat_7:9-10 ; Luk_4:17 ; Luk_11:11 f; Luk_24:30 ; Luk_24:42 ; Act_15:30 ; intrans. probably a nautical term, to commit a ship to the wind, let her drive, Act_27:15

ἐπι -δίδωμι , [in LXX for H5414 , etc.;] 1. to give over, to hand: c . acc rei et dat . pers ., Mat_7:9 ; Mat_7:19 , Luk_11:11-12 ; Luk_24:30 ; Luk_24:42 , Act_15:30 ; pass . c. dat. pers ., Luk_4:17 . 2. to give in, give way: absol. , Act_27:15 .†

ἐπιδίδωμι [page 238] ἐπιδίδωμι is the ordinary formula for sending in a report to a magistrate or official body, e.g. P Oxy II. 255 .16 (A.D. 48) (= Selections , p. 47) ὀμνύω . . . εἶ μὴν [ἐ ]ξ [ὑ ]γιοῦς καὶ ἐπ᾽ ἀγηθείας ἐπιδεδωκέναι τὴ [ν π ]ροκειμένην [γρα ]φὴν τῶν παρ᾽ ἐμοὶ [ο ]ἰκούν [των , I swear that assuredly the preceding document makes a sound and true return of those living with me a census-return; P Fay 28 .11 (A.D. 150 1) (= Selections , p. 82) διὸ ἐπιδίδωμ [ι ] τὸ τῆς ἐπιγενήσεως ὑπόμνημα a notice of birth; P Oxy I. 79 .10 (A.D. 181 92) (= Selections , p. 89) διὸ ἐπιδίδωμι [τὸ ] βιβλείδιον ἀξιῶν ταγῆναι αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ τῶν τετελευτηκότων τάξει a notice of death; BGU I. 287 .16 (A.D. 250) (= Selections , p. 116) Αὐρήλ (ιος ) [Δι ]ογένης ἐπιδ [έ (δωκα a certificate of pagan sacrifice. Cf. also P Oxy III. 487 .5 (A.D. 156) Σερῆνος ἐπέ [δ ]ωκέ με εἰς ἐπιτροπὴν ἀφηλίκ [ω ]ν υ̣[ἱ ]ῶν , Serenus appointed me guardian of (two) minors. For other exx. see s.v . βιβλίον , and the editor s note on OGIS 515 .38 (iii/A.D.). With the use of the verb in Act_27:15 we may compare P Par 49 .9 (B.C. 164 158) εἰς πᾶν τό σοι χρήσιμον ἐμαυτὸν ἐπιδιδόναι . In P Lille I. 3 .89 (after B.C. 241 0) συνχρημάτιζε ὅ [σα ]ς ἂν ἡμέρας ἐπιδω̣ηι , the editors treat the verb as an opt.; but see Proleg. p. 55, where similar forms are treated as subjunctives. For the subst. see P Ryl II. 119 .29 (A.D. 54 67) καθ᾽ οὗ καὶ πλείστας ἐντυχίας καὶ ἐπιδόσεις ἀναφορῶν ἐποιησάμεθα , against whom we made numerous petitions and presented reports (Edd.), and for the adj. ib. 233 .11 (ii/A.D.) λόγον . . . ὑφ᾽ ἓν γεγραμμένον κεχωρισμένον δὲ εἰς δ̄ ἐπιδοσίμους , an account written under one head, but divided into 4 sections.

ἐπιδίδωμι fut. -δώσω "to give besides", τί τινι Il. , Hdt. , attic "to give in dowry", Il. , Xen. "to give freely", Thuc. , Ar. :—esp. "to contribute as a "benevolence, "" for state necessities, opp. to εἰσφέρειν (which was compulsory), Xen. , Dem. ; cf. ἐπίδοσις. Mid. "to take as witness", θεοὺς ἐπιδώμεθα Il. ; (others take it to be ἐπ-ιδώμεθα "let us look to" the gods). intr. "to increase, advance", ἐς ὕψος Hdt. ; ἐπὶ τὸ μεῖζον Thuc. , etc.; absol. "to grow, wax, advance, improve", id=Thuc.

ἐπι-δίδωμι [in LXX for נָתַן, etc. ;] __1. to give over, to hand: with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Mat.7:9, 19, Luk.11:11-12 24:30, 42, Act.15:30; pass. with dative of person(s), Luk.4:17. __2. to give in, give way: absol., Act.27:15.† (AS)