Word Study · Strong's G1988 · Greek
ἐπιστάτης
epistates
ep-is-tat'-ace
Strong's 1890 spelling: epistátēs
“an appointee over, i.e. commander (teacher)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an appointee over, i.e. commander (teacher)
Rendered in the KJV as
master.
- 7occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ἐπιστάτα,6
- ἐπιστάτα1
How it is rendered · 2
- Master,6
- Master1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · vocative (address) · masculine singular7
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- N-VSM-T · 7
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Luke7 occurrences
- Luke 5:5ἐπιστάτα,epistatanoun · vocative (address) · masculine singular“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”here: Master,
- Luke 8:24ἐπιστάταepistatanoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularThe disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.here: Master
- Luke 8:24ἐπιστάτα,epistatanoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularThe disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.here: Master,
- Luke 8:45ἐπιστάτα,epistatanoun · vocative (address) · masculine singular“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”here: Master,
- Luke 9:33ἐπιστάτα,epistatanoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularAs Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)here: Master,
- Luke 9:49ἐπιστάτα,epistatanoun · vocative (address) · masculine singular“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”here: Master,
- Luke 17:13ἐπιστάτα,epistatanoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularand raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”here: Master,