2186. ephistémi
Strong's Concordance
ephistémi: to set upon, set up, to stand upon, be present
Original Word: ἐφίστημι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ephistémi
Phonetic Spelling: (ef-is'-tay-mee)
Short Definition: I stand by, am urgent, befall one, impend
Definition: I stand by, am urgent, befall one (as of evil), am at hand, impend.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2186: ἐφίστημι

ἐφίστημι: 2 aorist ἐπέστην, participle ἐπιστάς, imperative ἐπίστηθι; perfect participle ἐφεστώς; to place at, place upon, place over; in the N. T. only in the middle (present indicative 3 person singular ἐπίσταται (for ἐφίσταται), 1 Thessalonians 5:3 T Tr WH; see references under the word ἀφειδον) and the intransitive tenses of the active, viz. perfect and 2 aorist (see ἀνίστημι); to stand by, be present: Luke 2:38; Acts 22:20; ἐπάνω with the genitive of person to stand over one, place oneself above, Luke 4:39; used especially of persons coming upon one suddenly: simply, Luke 10:40; Luke 20:1; Acts 6:12; Acts 22:13; Acts 23:27; of an angel, Acts 12:7; with the dative of person, Acts 4:1; Acts 23:11; of the advent of angels, Luke 2:9; Luke 24:4 (of Hephaestus, Lucian, dial. deor. 17, 1; frequently of dreams, as Homer, Iliad 10, 496; 23, 106; Herodotus 1, 34; others); with the dative of place, Acts 17:5; followed by ἐπί; with the accusative of place, Acts 10:17; Acts 11:11; of evils coming upon one: with the dative of person, 1 Thessalonians 5:3 (see above); ἐπί τινα, Luke 21:34 (Wis. 6:9 Wis. 19:1; Sophocles O. R. 777; Thucydides 3, 82). equivalent to to be at hand i. e. be ready: 2 Timothy 4:2, cf. Leo at the passage (Euripides, Andr. 547; Demosthenes, p. 245, 11). to be at hand i. e. impend: of time, 2 Timothy 4:6. to come on, of rain, Acts 28:2. (Compare: κατεφιστημι, συνεφίστημι.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
assault, come unto, be at hand, stand over.

From epi and histemi; to stand upon, i.e. Be present (in various applications, friendly or otherwise, usually literal); --assault, come (in, to, unto, upon), be at hand (instant), present, stand (before, by, over).

see GREEK epi

see GREEK histemi

Forms and Transliterations
επεστη επέστη ἐπέστη επέστην επέστησα επεστησαν επέστησαν ἐπέστησαν επεστήσαντο επέστησας επέστησε επέστησεν επισταντες επιστάντες ἐπιστάντες επιστας επιστάς ἐπιστὰς επιστασα επιστάσα ἐπιστᾶσα επιστη επιστή ἐπιστῇ επιστηθι επίστηθι ἐπίστηθι επιστής επιστήσαι επιστήσατε επιστήσει επιστήσεις επιστήσης επιστήσομεν επίστησον επιστήσονται επιστήσω επόψει εφειστήκει εφεσταμένη εφέστηκα εφέστηκε εφεστηκεν εφέστηκεν ἐφέστηκεν εφεστηκόσι εφεστηκώς εφεστός εφεστως εφεστώς ἐφεστὼς εφεστωτα εφεστώτα ἐφεστῶτα εφεστώτι εφίστατο εφίστημι εφοδευσάτωσαν εφοδιάσεις εφόδιον εφορά εφορών εφούδ εφωδιάσθημεν epeste epestē epéste epéstē epestesan epestēsan epéstesan epéstēsan ephesteken ephestēken ephésteken ephéstēken ephestos ephestōs ephestṑs ephestota ephestôta ephestōta ephestō̂ta epistantes epistántes epistas epistàs epistasa epistâsa episte epistē epistêi epistē̂i epistethi epistēthi epístethi epístēthi
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21 Occurrences


ἐπέστη — 2 Occ.
ἐπέστησαν — 5 Occ.
ἐφέστηκεν — 1 Occ.
ἐφεστὼς — 1 Occ.
ἐφεστῶτα — 1 Occ.
ἐφίσταται — 1 Occ.
ἐπιστάντες — 2 Occ.
ἐπιστὰς — 4 Occ.
ἐπιστᾶσα — 2 Occ.
ἐπιστῇ — 1 Occ.
ἐπίστηθι — 1 Occ.

Luke 2:9 V-AIA-3S
GRK: ἄγγελος Κυρίου ἐπέστη αὐτοῖς καὶ
NAS: of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory
KJV: of the Lord came upon them,
INT: an angel of [the] Lord stood by them and

Luke 2:38 V-APA-NFS
GRK: τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐπιστᾶσα ἀνθωμολογεῖτο τῷ
NAS: moment she came up and [began] giving thanks
KJV: And she coming in that instant
INT: at that hour having come up gave praise to the

Luke 4:39 V-APA-NMS
GRK: καὶ ἐπιστὰς ἐπάνω αὐτῆς
NAS: And standing over her, He rebuked
KJV: And he stood over her,
INT: And having stood over her

Luke 10:40 V-APA-NFS
GRK: πολλὴν διακονίαν ἐπιστᾶσα δὲ εἶπεν
NAS: her preparations; and she came up [to Him] and said,
KJV: and came to him, and said,
INT: much service having come up moreover she said

Luke 20:1 V-AIA-3P
GRK: καὶ εὐαγγελιζομένου ἐπέστησαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς
NAS: with the elders confronted [Him],
KJV: the scribes came upon [him] with
INT: and proclaiming the gospel came up the chief priests

Luke 21:34 V-ASA-3S
GRK: βιωτικαῖς καὶ ἐπιστῇ ἐφ' ὑμᾶς
NAS: and that day will not come on you suddenly
KJV: [so] that day come upon you
INT: of life and should come upon you

Luke 24:4 V-AIA-3P
GRK: ἄνδρες δύο ἐπέστησαν αὐταῖς ἐν
NAS: men suddenly stood near them in dazzling
KJV: two men stood by them in
INT: men two stood by them in

Acts 4:1 V-AIA-3P
GRK: τὸν λαὸν ἐπέστησαν αὐτοῖς οἱ
NAS: [guard] and the Sadducees came up to them,
KJV: and the Sadducees, came upon them,
INT: the people came upon them the

Acts 6:12 V-APA-NMP
GRK: γραμματεῖς καὶ ἐπιστάντες συνήρπασαν αὐτὸν
NAS: and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away
KJV: and came upon [him], and caught
INT: scribes and having come upon [him] they seized him

Acts 10:17 V-AIA-3P
GRK: τοῦ Σίμωνος ἐπέστησαν ἐπὶ τὸν
NAS: house, appeared at the gate;
KJV: house, and stood before
INT: of Simon stood at the

Acts 11:11 V-AIA-3P
GRK: τρεῖς ἄνδρες ἐπέστησαν ἐπὶ τὴν
NAS: men appeared at the house
KJV: men already come unto the house
INT: three men stood at the

Acts 12:7 V-AIA-3S
GRK: ἄγγελος Κυρίου ἐπέστη καὶ φῶς
NAS: of the Lord suddenly appeared and a light
KJV: of the Lord came upon [him], and
INT: an angel of [the] Lord stood by and a light

Acts 17:5 V-APA-NMP
GRK: πόλιν καὶ ἐπιστάντες τῇ οἰκίᾳ
NAS: in an uproar; and attacking the house
KJV: and assaulted the house
INT: city and having assaulted the house

Acts 22:13 V-APA-NMS
GRK: με καὶ ἐπιστὰς εἶπέν μοι
NAS: came to me, and standing near said
KJV: me, and stood, and said unto me,
INT: me and having stood by said to me

Acts 22:20 V-RPA-NMS
GRK: αὐτὸς ἤμην ἐφεστὼς καὶ συνευδοκῶν
NAS: I also was standing by approving,
KJV: also was standing by, and consenting
INT: I myself was standing by and consenting

Acts 23:11 V-APA-NMS
GRK: ἐπιούσῃ νυκτὶ ἐπιστὰς αὐτῷ ὁ
NAS: the Lord stood at his side and said,
KJV: the Lord stood by him,
INT: [the] following night having stood by him the

Acts 23:27 V-APA-NMS
GRK: ὑπ' αὐτῶν ἐπιστὰς σὺν τῷ
NAS: to be slain by them, I came up to them with the troops
KJV: of them: then came I with an army,
INT: by them having come up with the

Acts 28:2 V-RPA-AMS
GRK: ὑετὸν τὸν ἐφεστῶτα καὶ διὰ
NAS: of the rain that had set in and because
KJV: because of the present rain,
INT: rain that was present and because

1 Thessalonians 5:3 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: αἰφνίδιος αὐτοῖς ἐφίσταται ὄλεθρος ὥσπερ
INT: suddenly upon them comes destruction as

2 Timothy 4:2 V-AMA-2S
GRK: τὸν λόγον ἐπίστηθι εὐκαίρως ἀκαίρως
NAS: the word; be ready in season
KJV: the word; be instant in season,
INT: the word be ready in season out of season

2 Timothy 4:6 V-RIA-3S
GRK: ἀναλύσεώς μου ἐφέστηκεν
NAS: and the time of my departure has come.
KJV: of my departure is at hand.
INT: departure of me is come

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