Quick Definition
ἐπικουρία, ας, ἡ n.f. help, aid
Strong's Definition
from a compound of 1909 and a (prolonged) form of the base of 2877 (in the sense of servant); assistance
KJV Usage: help
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ας | κουρά (cutting of the hair) · κείρω
35.7 · Help, Care For · Help
help help, with the possible implication of assistance provided by an ally
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐπικουρία, -as, 7), (ἐπικουρέω to aid), aid, succor: Acta Xxvi. 22. (Sap. xiii. 18; fr. Thuc. and Eur. down.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐπικουρία epikouria 1x
help, assistance, Acts 26:22*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** ἐπικουρία, -ας, ἡ
(< ἐπικουρέω to be an ἐπίκουρος, an ally) [in LXX: Wi 13:18 * ;]
aid, assistance: Ac 26:22.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἐπικουρία. For this word which in the NT is peculiar to Luke (cf. Hobart, p. 267), see Sy// 601"4 (iii/B.C.) ποιείσθω δὲ ἡ ἱέρεια καθ ἑκάστην νουμηνίαν ἐπικουρίαν ὑπὲρ πόλεως. The adj. , ἐπιλανθάνομαι | with reference to auxiliary or mercenary troops is found in OGZS 33817 (B.c. 133) δεδόσθαι πολιτείαν. . παραφυλακίταις καὶ τοῖς ἄλλοις ἐπικού]ροις τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν ἢ ἐνεκτημένοις ἐν τ[ῆι πόλει] ἢ τῆι χώραι. An Imperial rescript of late iii/A.D. shows the verb—P Oxy XII. 1407°® ἡμεῖς σοι ἐπικουροῦ[μεν.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐπικουρία (epikouria) — help. ἐπικουρ-ία, Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, aid, succour, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. ποιεῖσθαί τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπολογίας towards one's defence, [Refs]; σκυτίνη 'πικ., ={ὄλισβος}, [Refs]
II. auxiliary force, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. position of the ἐπίκουροι (in Plato's Republic), [Refs]
III. prayer for aid, entreaty, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]