ἘΠΙΣΤΑΜΕΝΩΝ, ἐπισταμενων
EPISTAMENŌN, epistamenōn
Sounds Like: ep-is-TAH-meh-nohn
Translations: of those knowing, of those understanding, of those skilled, of those acquainted
From the root: ἘΠΙΣΤΑΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'ἘΠΙΣΤΑΜΑΙ', which means 'to know', 'to understand', 'to be acquainted with', or 'to be skilled in'. As a genitive plural participle, it refers to 'those who know' or 'those who understand', indicating possession or relationship. It is often used to describe a group of people who possess a particular knowledge or skill.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Genitive, Plural, Masculine or Feminine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G1987 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Psalms of Solomon — 5:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΣΤΑΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΜΑΙ — know, understand, be acquainted with, be skilled in
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΜΕΝΟΙ — knowing, understanding, being skilled, being acquainted with, those knowing, those understanding
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΝΤΑΙ — they know, they understand, they are acquainted with, they are skilled in
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