Lexical Definition
ἐπίσταμαι epístamai (ep-is'-tam-ahee) to know/understand G:V
apparently a middle voice of ἐφίστημι (with νοῦς implied)
know, understand.
- to put the mind upon, i.e. comprehend, or be acquainted with
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἐπιστάμενοσ | knowing | Acts.18.25 • Acts.24.10 • 1Tim.6.4 • Heb.11.8 |
| ἐπίσταται | Understands | Acts.26.26 |
| ἐπίστασθε | know | Acts.10.28 • Acts.15.7 • Acts.20.18 |
| you know | Acts.19.25 • Jas.4.14 | |
| ἐπίστανται | know | Acts.22.19 |
| they understand | Jude.1.10 | |
| ἐπίσταμαι | I am acquainted with | Acts.19.15 |
| understand | Mark.14.68 | |
| ηπιστάμην | have knowledge | LXX.Num.22.34 |
| ηπίστω | knowledge of | LXX.Deut.28.64 |
| were knowing of | LXX.Isa.48.8 | |
| ηπίσταντό | made acknowledgment | LXX.Jer.2.8 |
| ηπίσταντο | they had no knowledge of | LXX.Deut.29.26 |
| επιστώνται | should have knowledge of | LXX.Isa.41.20 |
| επισταμένω | having knowledge of | LXX.Isa.29.11 |
| επισταμένου | having knowledge of | LXX.Isa.29.12 |
| επιστάται | knowers | LXX.2Chr.34.13 |
| επιστάμην | I had no knowledge | LXX.Job.42.3 |
| επιστάμενοσ | having knowledge of | LXX.Num.24.16 • LXX.Job.7.20 |
| επιστάμενον | having knowledge | LXX.2Chr.2.7 |
| επιστάμενοι | O ones having knowledge | LXX.Job.34.2 |
| having knowledge | LXX.1Kgs.9.23 | |
| ones having knowledge of | LXX.Num.32.11 | |
| επιστάμενοί | knowing | LXX.Ezek.28.19 |
| επίστησθε | you should know | LXX.Josh.3.4 |
| επίστη | do you know | LXX.Deut.22.2 |
| have knowledge of | LXX.Num.20.14 | |
| know | LXX.Josh.14.6 | |
| you should have knowledge | LXX.Gen.47.6 | |
| you should have knowledge of | LXX.Job.38.4 | |
| επίσταται | And he knows | LXX.Job.37.16 |
| has knowledge | LXX.Prov.15.2 • LXX.Prov.29.7 | |
| have knowledge of | LXX.Prov.9.13 • LXX.Prov.10.21 | |
| he knows not | LXX.Job.14.21 | |
| επίστασθε | know | LXX.Job.13.2 • LXX.Ezek.17.12 |
| επίστασαι | And do you know | LXX.Job.38.33 |
| have knowledge of | LXX.Jer.17.16 | |
| know | LXX.Ezek.37.3 | |
| knowledge of | LXX.Deut.28.33 • LXX.Deut.28.36 | |
| you know | LXX.Deut.20.20 • LXX.Job.38.20 | |
| επίστανται | have knowledge of | LXX.Prov.14.22 |
| επίστανταί | have no knowledge of | LXX.Isa.55.5 |
| επίσταμαι | I know | LXX.Exod.4.14 • LXX.Exod.9.30 • LXX.Josh.2.9 • LXX.Job.32.22 |
| have knowledge of | LXX.Isa.29.12 | |
| know | LXX.Deut.31.27 • LXX.Josh.2.5 • LXX.Isa.37.28 • LXX.Isa.66.18 • LXX.Jer.1.6 • LXX.Ezek.11.5 | |
| επίσταμαί | I knew | LXX.Jer.1.5 |
Abbott-Smith
ἐπίσταμαι (prob. an old mid, of ἐφίστημι, q.v.), [in LXX chiefly for יָדַע ;]
to know, know of, understand: c. acc pers., Ac 19:15; c. ptcp., ib. 24:10; c. acc rei, Mk 14:68, Ac 18:25, I Ti 6:4, Ja 4:14, Ju 10; seq. περί, Ac 26:26; ὅτι, ib. 15:7 19:25 22:19; ὡς, ib. 10:28; πῶς, ib. 20:18; ποῦ, He 11:8.†
SYN: γινώσκω (q.v.), οἶδα
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Mark | 14:68 |
| Acts | 10:28 · 15:7 · 18:25 · 19:15 · 19:25 · 20:18 · 22:19 · 24:10 · 26:26 |
| 1 Timothy | 6:4 |
| Hebrews | 11:8 |
| James | 4:14 |
| Jude | 1:10 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἐπίσταμαι, 2
person -ασαι[Refs 6th c.BC+], contraction ἐπίστω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; subjunctive Ionic dialect ἐπιστέωμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+], Attic dialect ἐπίστωμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect ἠπιστάμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἠπιστέατο or ἐπιστέατο [Refs]: future ἐπιστήσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἠπιστήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I. know how to do, be able to do, capable of doing, c.infinitive, οὐδέ οἱ ὀστέ᾽ ἐπιστήσονται Ἀχαιοὶ ἀλλέξαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; and of artistic skill, ὃς χερσὶν ἐπίστατο δαίδαλα πάντα τεύχειν [Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently in Trag. and Attic dialect, οὔπω σωφρονεῖν ἐπίστασαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κιθαρίζειν οὐκ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive, σῷζ ὅπως ἐπίστασαι as best you can, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__I.2. to be assured, feel sure that.., τοῦτον ἐπίστανται πλεῖστα εἰδέναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II. with accusative, understand a matter, know, be versed in or acquainted with, πολλὰ δ᾽ ἐπίστατο ἔργα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔγωγε γράμματ᾽ οὐδ᾽ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ μὴ ἐ. γράμματα illiteracy, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ἐ. ἱερατικὰ καὶ Αἰγύπτια γράμματα [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐ. μύθους τοὺς Αἰσώπου know them by heart, [Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb, Συριστὶ ἐ. know Syrian, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with accusative and infinitive conjoined, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; with infinitive to explanation the accusative, ἔργον δὲ μοῦνον ἐσθίειν ἐ. [Refs 7th c.BC+]
__II.2. after [Refs 8th c.BC+], know as a fact, know for certain, ἐπισταμένοισι εὖ οὐκ ἄν τις λέγοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; used convertibly with εἰδέναι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; even χάριν ἐ., ={χάριν εἰδέναι}, [Refs 4th c.AD+] being confined to scientific knowledge (ἐπιστήμη), διὰ τὸ εἰδέναι τὸ ἐπίστασθαι ἐδίωκον [Refs 4th c.BC+]. Hdt.[same place]; σαφῶς ἐ. [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐ. ὅτι.., or ἐ. τοῦτο, ὅτι.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3. rarely, know a person, Ἀρίγνωτον γὰρ οὐδεὶς ὅστις οὐκ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸν Ἰησοῦν γινώσκω καὶ τὸν Παῦλον ἐ. [NT]; but ὁ παῖς τοὺς τεκόντας οὐκ ἐ. does not know who they are, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III. with participle, in Prose and Trag., know that one is, has, etc., εὖ ἐ. αὐτὸς σχήσων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ὡς ὧδ᾽ ἐχόντων τῶνδ᾽ ἐ. σε χρή [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡς φανέν γε τοὔπος ὧδ᾽ ἐ. [Refs 1st c.AD+]: c.accusative et infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV. present participle ἐπιστάμενος, η, ον, frequently as adjective, knowing, understanding, skilful, ἀνδρὸς ἐ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; καὶ μάλ᾽ ἐ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; even of a dancer's feet, θρέξασκον ἐπισταμένοισι πόδεσσι [Refs 8th c.BC+] skilled, versed in them, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__IV.2. adverb ἐπιστᾰμένως skilfully, expertly,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὖ καὶ ἐ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also in Prose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: c.infinitive, with knowledge how to.., [Refs 4th c.BC+], attend, observe, it is probably that ἐπίσταμαι is merely an old middle form of ἐφίστημι,[Refs 4th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Acts.19.15