ἘΠΕΣΤΑΤΟΥΝ, ἐπεστατουν
EPESTATOUN, epestatoun
Sounds Like: eh-pes-tah-TOON
Translations: they were in charge, they were overseeing, they were presiding over, they were superintending
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΤΑΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of being in charge, overseeing, or presiding over something or someone. It implies a position of authority or leadership, often in an administrative or supervisory capacity. It is used to indicate that a group of people were exercising authority or management.
Inflection: Third Person Plural, Imperfect Indicative, Active Voice
Strong’s number: G1988 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 11 — 4:105
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Ezra (Alpha) — 7:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΣΤΑΤΕΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΤΕΙΝ — to be in charge of, to oversee, to superintend, to preside over, to manage
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΤΟΥΝΤΑ — presiding, overseeing, managing, directing, superintending
- ἘΠΙΣΤΑΤΟΥΝΤΩΝ — of those presiding over, of those in charge, of those overseeing, of those superintending
- ΕΠΙΣΤΑΤΕΩ — to be over, to preside, to be in charge, to command, to superintend, to oversee
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