Strong's Concordance epistates: master, teacher Original Word: ἐπιστάτης, ου, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: epistates Phonetic Spelling: (ep-is-tat'-ace) Short Definition: master, teacher Definition: master, teacher, chief, commander. HELPS Word-studies 1988 epistátēs (from 1909 /epí, "appropriately on, fitting," which intensifies 2476 /hístēmi, "standing") – properly, the legal standing of ownership referring to the master-in-charge, i.e. the one fully authorized (aptly acknowledged as the leader). 1988 /epistátēs ("Master") supremely refers to Jesus, the head (owner) of all things (cf. Jn 1:3; Col 1:15,18). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1988: ἐπιστάτηςἐπιστάτης, ἐπιστατου, ὁ (ἐφίστημι), any sort of a superintendent or overseer (often so in secular writings, and several times in the Sept., as Exodus 1:11; Exodus 5:14; 1 Kings 5:16; 2 Kings 25:19; Jeremiah 36:26 Strong's Exhaustive Concordance master. From epi and a presumed derivative of histemi; an appointee over, i.e. Commander (teacher) -- master. see GREEK epi see GREEK histemi Forms and Transliterations Επιστατα επιστάτα Ἐπιστάτα επιστάται επιστάτας επιστάτην επιστάτης επιστατών Epistata EpistátaLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 19887 Occurrences Ἐπιστάτα — 7 Occ. Luke 5:5 N-VMS GRK: Σίμων εἶπεν Ἐπιστάτα δι' ὅλης NAS: and said, Master, we worked hard KJV: unto him, Master, we have toiled INT: Simon said Master through whole Luke 8:24 N-VMS Luke 8:24 N-VMS Luke 8:45 N-VMS Luke 9:33 N-VMS Luke 9:49 N-VMS Luke 17:13 N-VMS |
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