2001 Translation

EPISTATAI, epistatai

Sounds Like: ep-is-TAH-tai

Translations: master, overseer, commander, a master, an overseer, a commander

From the root: ΕΠΙΣΤΑΤΗΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to someone in a position of authority, such as a master, overseer, or commander. It implies a person who has charge or supervision over others, often in a professional or organizational context. It is used to address someone in authority, similar to 'Sir' or 'Master'.

Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G1988 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Proverbs — 9:13, 10:21, 15:2, 29:7
• Job — 37:16
• Wisdom — 8:8
• Acts of the Apostles — 26:26
• 1 Thessalonians — 5:3

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.

• ἘΠΙΣΤΑΤΑ — overseers, masters, superintendents, commanders, chiefs
• 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
• 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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