ἐπίσταμαι epistamai · G1987

to know/understand

ἐπίσταμαι; (prob. an old mid, of ἐφίστημι, which see), [in LXX chiefly for יָדַע ; ] ; to know, know of, understand: with accusative of person(s), Act.19:15; with ptcp., Act.24:10; with accusative of thing(s), Mrk.14:68, Act.18:25, 1Ti.6:4, Jas.4:14, Ju 10; before περί, Act.26:26; ὅτι, Act.15:7 19:25 22:19; ὡς, Act.10:28; πῶς, Act.20:18; ποῦ, Heb.11:8.†; SYN: γινώσκω (which see), οἶδα ; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐπίστᾰμαι, 2 ; person -ασαι[], contraction ἐπίστω []; subjunctive Ionic dialect ἐπιστέωμαι [], Attic dialect ἐπίστωμαι []: imperfect ἠπιστάμην []; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἠπιστέατο or ἐπιστέατο []: future ἐπιστήσομαι []: aorist 1 ἠπιστήθην []; I. know how to do, be able to do, capable of doing, c.infinitive, οὐδέ οἱ ὀστέ᾽ ἐπιστήσονται Ἀχαιοὶ ἀλλέξαι []; and of artistic skill, ὃς χερσὶν ἐπίστατο δαίδαλα πάντα τεύχειν []: frequently in Trag. and Attic dialect, οὔπω σωφρονεῖν ἐπίστασαι []; …

Where it's used 14 times

Mark 14:68 · Acts 10:28 · Acts 15:7 · Acts 18:25 · Acts 19:15 · Acts 19:25 · Acts 20:18 · Acts 22:19 · Acts 24:10 · Acts 26:26 · 1 Timothy 6:4 · Hebrews 11:8 · James 4:14 · Jude 1:10

Source: TBESG G1987; TFLSJ G1987

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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