Greek verb · G2186
ἐφίστημι
ephistemief-is'-tay-mee
causal in pres., impf., fut., 1 aor., to set upon or by, set up, etc. (Æsch., Hd; Intrans. in mid, and in pf. and 2 aor. act.
21 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ephístēmi
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2186is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 11spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2186
to stand upon, i.e. be present (in various applications, friendly or otherwise, usually literal);
The King James renders it: assault, come (in, to, unto, upon), be at hand (instant), present, stand (before, by, over).
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
ephistemi is rendered "causal in pres., impf., fut., 1 aor., to set upon or by, set up, etc. (Æsch., Hd; Intrans. in mid, and in pf. and 2 aor. act.". It stands 21 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Eleven of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "causal in pres., impf., fut., 1 aor., to set upon or by, set up, etc. (Æsch., Hd".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 2:9Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
- The Greek text spells it eleven different ways.
The first use
Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
Luke 2:9ἐπέστη
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Eleven of the word's twenty-one uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: causal in pres., impf., fut., 1 aor., to set upon or by, set up, etc. (Æsch., Hd, and Intrans. in mid, and in pf. and 2 aor. act..
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| causal in pres., impf., fut., 1 aor., to set upon or by, set up, etc. (Æsch., Hd | Tagged as
and 1 more, 11 uses in all | WhereLuke 2:9Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them… |
| Intrans. in mid, and in pf. and 2 aor. act.__(a) to stand upon | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 2:9Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them… |
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.
All 21, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
11 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
- ἐπέστησαν5
- ἐπιστὰς4
- ἐπέστη2
- ἐπιστάντες2
- ἐπιστᾶσα2
- ἐπιστῇ1
- ἐπίστηθι1
- ἐφέστηκεν1
- ἐφεστὼς1
- ἐφεστῶτα1
- ἐφίσταται1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural5V-2AAI-3P
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular4V-2AAP-NSM
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-2AAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-2AAP-NPM
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singular2V-2AAP-NSF
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singular1V-2AAM-2S
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-2AAS-3S
- verb · present middle, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PMI-3S
- verb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-RAI-3S
- verb · perfect active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singular1V-RAP-ASM
- verb · perfect active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-RAP-NSM
Luke
seven uses
Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
- ἐπέστηepesteverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: stood by
Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
- ἐπιστᾶσαepistasaverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: having come up
and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.
- ἐπιστὰςepistasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having stood
But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”
- ἐπιστᾶσαepistasaverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: having come up
One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
- ἐπέστησανepestesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came up
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- ἐπιστῇepisteaverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may come
While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.
- ἐπέστησανepestesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: stood by
Acts
eleven uses
While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
- ἐπέστησανepestesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: came
So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
- ἐπιστάντεςepistantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having come upon
While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
- ἐπέστησανepestesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: stood
Just then three men sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.
- ἐπέστησανepestesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: stood
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
- ἐπέστηepesteverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: stood by
The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
- ἐπιστάντεςepistantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having assailed
came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
- ἐπιστὰςepistasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having stood by
And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
- ἐφεστὼςephestosverb · perfect active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: already standing by
The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
- ἐπιστὰςepistasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having stood by
This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
- ἐπιστὰςepistasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having come up
The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.
- ἐφεστῶταephestotaverb · perfect active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: already coming on
1 Thessalonians
one use
While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
- ἐφίσταταιephistataiverb · present middle, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: comes
2 Timothy
two uses
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
- ἐπίστηθιepistethiverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do be ready
For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
- ἐφέστηκενephestekenverb · perfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has come
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.