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ΕΠΙΣΤΑΣΙΣ, επιστασις

EPISTASIS, epistasis

Sounds Like: ep-ee-STA-sis

Translations: pressure, urgency, attention, care, assault, attack, a pressure, an urgency, an attention, a care, an assault, an attack

From the root: ΕΠΙΣΤΑΣΙΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a 'standing upon' or 'pressing upon' something. Depending on the context, it can denote a sense of pressure, urgency, or intense attention and care, such as the daily demands or concerns one faces. It can also describe a sudden assault or attack.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G1984 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
  • 2 Corinthians — 11:28

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
  • ἘΠΙΣΤΑΣΙΝ — attention, a halt, a crowd, a gathering, a conspiracy, a sudden attack, a sudden appearance, a standing over, a standing upon, a standing against
  • 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

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