ἐπισχύω epischýō

Meaning

to avail further, i.e. (figuratively) insist stoutly

In the King James Version: be the more fierce

Derivation: from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2480 (ἰσχύω);

Where it is used

• Luke 23:5 But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”