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ἐπίσταμαι

epistamaito know/understandHow to read Greek
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Definition

ἐπίσταμαι

(prob. an old mid, of ἐφίστημι, which see), [in LXX chiefly for יָדַע ;]

to know, know of, understand: with accusative of person(s), Acts 19:15; with ptcp., Acts 24:10; with accusative of thing(s), Mark 14:68, Acts 18:25, 1 Timothy 6:4, James 4:14, Jude 10; before περί, Acts 26:26; ὅτι, Acts 15:7; 19:25; 22:19; ὡς, Acts 10:28; πῶς, Acts 20:18; ποῦ, Hebrews 11:8.

SYN: γινώσκω (which see), οἶδα

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

14 total
  1. Mark 14:68ἐπίσταμαι · understand
    But he denied it. “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the gateway, and the rooster crowed.
  2. Acts 10:28ἐπίστασθε · know
    He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
  3. Acts 15:7ἐπίστασθε · know
    After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.
  4. Acts 18:25ἐπιστάμενος · [though] he knew
    He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
  5. Acts 19:15ἐπίσταμαι · I know about
    But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
  6. Acts 19:25ἐπίστασθε · you know
    Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.
  7. Acts 20:18ἐπίστασθε · know
    When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.
  8. Acts 22:19ἐπίστανται · they know very well
    ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
  9. Acts 24:10ἐπιστάμενος · Knowing that
    When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.
  10. Acts 26:26ἐπίσταται · knows
    For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
  11. 1 Timothy 6:4ἐπιστάμενος · [and] understands
    …he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,
  12. Hebrews 11:8ἐπιστάμενος · knowing
    By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
  13. James 4:14ἐπίστασθε · do not even know
    You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
  14. Jude 1:10ἐπίστανται · they do instinctively
    These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.