ἘΠΙΣΤΗ, ἐπιστη
EPISTĒ, epistē
Sounds Like: ep-is-TEE
Translations: knowledge, understanding, skill, a knowledge, an understanding, a skill
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to knowledge, understanding, or skill, often implying a deep or scientific understanding. It is used to describe the comprehension of facts, truths, or principles, or the ability to perform a task proficiently. In the provided examples, it appears in the genitive case, indicating 'of knowledge' or 'of understanding'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine (though the provided form 'ἘΠΙΣΤΗ' is likely a truncated or misspelled form of 'ἘΠΙΣΤΗΜΗ' or an inflection thereof, such as the vocative or an archaic form. The common form is ἘΠΙΣΤΗΜΗ).
Strong’s number: G1922 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 47:5
- Numbers — 20:14
- Deuteronomy — 22:2
- Joshua — 14:6
- Tobit — 5:5
- Job — 38:4
- Jeremiah — 17:16
- Ezekiel — 37:3
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 21:34
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗ.
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.
- ἘΞἘΠΙΣΤΗΜΗΣ — from knowledge, with knowledge, with skill, expertly, knowingly, by design
- ἘΠΙΣΤΗΜΗ — knowledge, understanding, skill, a knowledge, an understanding, a skill
- ἘΠΙΣΤΗΜΗΝ — knowledge, understanding, skill, science, a knowledge, an understanding
- ἘΠΙΣΤΙΚΟΣ — knowing, knowledgeable, understanding, a knowing one, a knowledgeable one, an understanding one
- ΕΠΙΣΤΗ — knowledge, understanding, skill, science
- ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗ — knowledge, understanding, skill, science, a science
- ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗΝ — knowledge, a knowledge, understanding, skill
- ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗΣ — of knowledge, of understanding, of skill, of science
- ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜ‾Η‾ — knowledge, understanding, skill, science
- ΕΠΙΣΤΗΣΗΣ — (of) knowledge, (of) understanding, (of) skill
- ΣΤΗΜΗΝ — knowledge, understanding, skill, science
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