Greek verb · G1987
ἐπίσταμαι
epistamaiep-is'-tam-ahee
to know/understand
14 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: epístamai
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1987is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1987
to put the mind upon, i.e. comprehend, or be acquainted with
The King James renders it: know, understand.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
epistamai is rendered "to know/understand". It stands 14 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Nine of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Mark 14:68But he denied it. “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the gateway, and the rooster crowed.
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
But he denied it. “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the gateway, and the rooster crowed.
Mark 14:68ἐπίσταμαι
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- know4
- knowing4
- you know2
- I am acquainted with1
- they understand1
- understand1
- Understands1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐπιστρέφω | epistrepho | to turn | Uses36 |
| ἐπιστολή | epistole | epistle | Uses24 |
| ἐπισκέπτομαι | episkeptomai | to visit/care for | Uses11 |
| ἐπισυνάγω | episynago | to gather | Uses8 |
| ἐπιστάτης | epistates | master | Uses7 |
| ἐπισκιάζω | episkiazo | to overshadow | Uses5 |
| ἐπίσκοπος | episkopos | overseer | Uses5 |
| ἐπισκοπή | episkope | oversight | Uses4 |
| ἐπιστηρίζω | episterizo | to strengthen | Uses4 |
| ἐπιστέλλω | epistello | to write to | Uses3 |
| ἐπίσημος | episemos | notable | Uses2 |
| ἐπισκοπέω | episkopeo | to oversee/care for | Uses2 |
and 12 more on the stem.
All 14, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐπίστασθε5
- ἐπιστάμενος4
- ἐπίσταμαι2
- ἐπίστανται2
- ἐπίσταται1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 2nd person plural5V-PNI-2P
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular4V-PNP-NSM
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singular2V-PNI-1S
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-PNI-3P
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PNI-3S
Mark
one use
But he denied it. “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the gateway, and the rooster crowed.
- ἐπίσταμαιepistamaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: understand
Acts
nine uses
He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
- ἐπίστασθεepistastheverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: know
After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.
- ἐπίστασθεepistastheverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: know
He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
- ἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: knowing
Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
- ἐπίσταμαιepistamaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I am acquainted with
Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.
- ἐπίστασθεepistastheverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you know
When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.
- ἐπίστασθεepistastheverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: know
‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
- ἐπίστανταιepistantaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: know
When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.
- ἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: knowing
For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
- ἐπίσταταιepistataiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Understands
1 Timothy
one use
he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,
- ἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: knowing
Hebrews
one use
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
- ἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: knowing
James
one use
You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
- ἐπίστασθεepistastheverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you know
Jude
one use
These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.
- ἐπίστανταιepistantaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they understand
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.