- Original: ἐπιφώσκω - Transliteration: Epiphosko - Phonetic: ep-ee-foce'-ko - Definition: 1. to grow light, to dawn - Origin: a form of G2017 - TDNT entry: 14:10,1 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A form of G2017 ; to begin to grow light: - begin to dawn X draw on. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • dawn, 1 Mat 28:1 • on, 1 Luke 23:54