ἘΠΙΣΤΑΣΙΝ, ἐπιστασιν
EPISTASIN, epistasin
Sounds Like: ep-is-TA-sin
Translations: attention, a halt, a crowd, a gathering, a conspiracy, a sudden attack, a sudden appearance, a standing over, a standing upon, a standing against
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΤΑΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of standing upon or over something, or a sudden appearance. It can also denote a halt or a gathering of people, often implying a crowd or even a conspiracy. In some contexts, it can mean a sudden attack or an intense focus of attention.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1989 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:256
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 4:65
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 24:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΣΤΑΣΙΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΣΕΙ — attention, a halt, a stop, a delay, a hindrance, a standing over, a standing by, a standing upon
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΣΕΩΣ — of attention, of application, of care, of diligence, of a sudden attack, of a sudden appearance
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΣΗΣ — of an arrival, of an approach, of an onset, of an attack, of a presence, of an urgency, of an attention, of a pressure
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΣΙΣ — attention, care, anxiety, pressure, attack, a standing over, a standing against, a stopping, a hindrance, a sudden attack, a pressing on, a pressing business
- ΕΠΙΣΤΑΣΗΣ — of pressure, of urgency, of attention, of care, of a standing over, of a sudden appearance
- ΕΠΙΣΤΑΣΙ — pressure, a pressure, urgency, a sudden attack, a sudden attack, a sudden rush, a sudden rush, a sudden onset, a sudden onset, a sudden appearance, a sudden appearance
- ΕΠΙΣΤΑΣΙΣ — pressure, urgency, attention, care, assault, attack, a pressure, an urgency, an attention, a care, an assault, an attack
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