ἘΦΕΣΤΗΚΩΣ, ἐφεστηκως
EPHESTĒKŌS, ephestēkōs
Sounds Like: ef-es-TEE-koss
Translations: standing over, standing by, standing upon, present, in charge of, appointed over, having stood over
From the root: ἘΦΊΣΤΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Participle, Adjective
Explanation: This word is the perfect active participle of the verb ἐφίστημι (ephistēmi). It describes someone who has taken a stand over, by, or upon something, or who is present. It often implies a state of being in charge or having been appointed to a position of oversight.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine, Perfect Active Participle
Strong’s number: G2186 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΦΊΣΤΗΜΙ.
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.
- ἘΦΕΣΤΗΚΕΙ — had stood over, had stood by, had been present, had been at hand, had come upon
- ἘΦΕΣΤΗΚΟΤΩΝ — (of) those standing over, (of) those being present, (of) those being at hand, (of) those being in charge of
- ἘΦΙΣΤΑΜΕΝΟΙ — standing over, standing by, coming upon, appearing, presenting oneself, assailing
- ΤΟΝἘΦΕΣΤΩΤΑ — the one standing over, the one standing by, the one standing near, the one set over, the one in charge, the one present, the one imminent
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