ἘΠΙΣΤΑΤΑ, ἐπιστατα
EPISTATA, epistata
Sounds Like: ep-is-TAH-tah
Translations: overseers, masters, superintendents, commanders, chiefs
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΤΑΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to those who are in charge, having authority or oversight over others or over a particular task or area. It is a compound word formed from 'ἐπί' (upon, over) and 'ἵστημι' (to stand, to set), literally meaning 'one who stands over'. It is used to describe a supervisor, a master, or a chief.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1988 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
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, ΕΠΙΣΤΑΤΗΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΤΑΣ — overseer, a master, a superintendent, a commander, a chief, a foreman
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΤΗΝ — master, a master, overseer, an overseer, commander, a commander, teacher, a teacher
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΤΗΣ — master, a master, overseer, a overseer, superintendent, a superintendent, commander, a commander, teacher, a teacher
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΤΩΝ — of a master, of a commander, of an overseer, of a superintendent
- ΕΠΙΣΤΑΤ — master, teacher, commander, superintendent, a master, a teacher
- ΕΠΙΣΤΑΤΑ — master, overseer, commander, a master, an overseer, a commander
- ΕΠΙΣΤΑΤΑΙ — master, overseer, commander, a master, an overseer, a commander
- ΕΠΙΣΤΑΤΑΣ — master, teacher, commander, overseer, superintendent
- ΕΠΙΣΤΑΤΕΣ — master, teacher, commander, superintendent, a master, a teacher, a commander, a superintendent
- ΕΠΙΣΤΑΤΗΝ — master, teacher, commander, overseer, superintendent, a master, a teacher, a commander, an overseer, a superintendent
- ΕΠΙΣΤΑΤΗΣ — master, a master, overseer, an overseer, superintendent, a superintendent, teacher, a teacher
- ΕΠΙΤΑΤΗΝ — overseer, a superintendent, a master, a commander, a chief, a director
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