ἘΠΙΣΤΑΝΤΑΙ, ἐπιστανται
EPISTANTAI, epistantai
Sounds Like: ep-is-TAN-tai
Translations: they know, they understand, they are acquainted with, they are skilled in
From the root: ἘΠΙΣΤΑΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to know' or 'to understand'. It is often used to describe a deep understanding or skill in something, rather than just superficial knowledge. It can be used in sentences like 'they know the truth' or 'they are skilled in a craft'.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Middle/Passive, Third Person Plural
Strong’s number: G2076 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
- 1 Enoch — 32:3
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
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
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΜΕΝΩΝ — of those knowing, of those understanding, of those skilled, of those acquainted
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