ἐφίστημι
Transliteration
ephistēmi (Key)
Pronunciation
ef-is'-tay-mee
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἐπί (G1909) and ἵστημι (G2476)
mGNT
21x in 11 unique form(s) TR
21x in 11 unique form(s) LXX
10x in 5 unique form(s)
ἐπέστη — 2x
ἐπέστησαν — 5x
ἐπιστάντες — 2x
ἐπιστὰς — 4x
ἐπιστᾶσα — 2x
ἐπιστῇ — 1x
ἐπίστηθι — 1x
ἐφέστηκεν — 1x
ἐφεστὼς — 1x
ἐφεστῶτα — 1x
ἐφίσταται — 1x
ἐπέστη — 2x
ἐπέστησαν — 5x
ἐπιστάντες — 2x
ἐπιστὰς — 4x
ἐπιστᾶσα — 2x
ἐπιστῇ — 1x
ἐπίστηθι — 1x
ἐφέστηκεν — 1x
ἐφεστὼς — 1x
ἐφεστῶτα — 1x
ἐφίσταται — 1x
ἐπέστη — 2x
ἐπέστησαν — 2x
ἐπίστηθι — 1x
ἐφέστηκεν — 4x
ἐφεστῶτα — 1x
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐφίστημι ephístēmi, ef-is'-tay-mee; from G1909 and G2476; to stand upon, i.e. be present (in various applications, friendly or otherwise, usually literal); --assault, come (in, to, unto, upon), be at hand (instant), present, stand (before, by, over).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's G2186 in the following manner: come upon (6x), come (4x), stand (3x), stand by (3x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's G2186 in the following manner: come upon (6x), come (4x), stand (3x), stand by (3x), miscellaneous (5x).

  1. to place at, place upon, place over

    1. to stand by, be present

    2. to stand over one, place one's self above

      1. used esp. of persons coming upon one suddenly

        1. an angel, of the advent of angels

        2. of dreams

      2. of evils coming upon one

    3. to be at hand

      1. be ready,

    4. of time

      1. to come upon

        1. of rain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐφίστημι ephístēmi, ef-is'-tay-mee; from G1909 and G2476; to stand upon, i.e. be present (in various applications, friendly or otherwise, usually literal); --assault, come (in, to, unto, upon), be at hand (instant), present, stand (before, by, over).
STRONGS G2186:
ἐφίστημι: 2 aorist ἐπέστην, participle ἐπιστάς, imperative ἐπίστηθι; perfect participle ἐφεστώς; to place at, place upon, place over; in the N. T. only in the middle (present indicative 3 person singular ἐπίσταται (for ἐφίσταται), 1 Thessalonians 5:3 T Tr WH; see references under the word ἀφειδον) and the intransitive tenses of the active, viz. perfect and 2 aorist (see ἀνίστημι); to stand by, be present: Luke 2:38; Acts 22:20; ἐπάνω with the genitive of person to stand over one, place oneself above, Luke 4:39; used especially of persons coming upon one suddenly: simply, Luke 10:40; Luke 20:1; Acts 6:12; Acts 22:13; Acts 23:27; of an angel, Acts 12:7; with the dative of person, Acts 4:1; Acts 23:11; of the advent of angels, Luke 2:9; Luke 24:4 (of Hephaestus, Lucian, dial. deor. 17, 1; frequently of dreams, as Homer, Iliad 10, 496; 23, 106; Herodotus 1, 34; others); with the dative of place, Acts 17:5; followed by ἐπί; with the accusative of place, Acts 10:17; Acts 11:11; of evils coming upon one: with the dative of person, 1 Thessalonians 5:3 (see above); ἐπί τινα, Luke 21:34 (Wis. 6:9 Wis. 19:1; Sophocles O. R. 777; Thucydides 3, 82). equivalent to to be at hand i. e. be ready: 2 Timothy 4:2, cf. Leo at the passage (Euripides, Andr. 547; Demosthenes, p. 245, 11). to be at hand i. e. impend: of time, 2 Timothy 4:6. to come on, of rain, Acts 28:2. (Compare: κατεφιστημι, συνεφίστημι.)
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References

Luke
Luke 2:9; Luke 2:38; Luke 4:39; Luke 10:40; Luke 20:1; Luke 21:34; Luke 24:4
Acts
Acts 4:1; Acts 6:12; Acts 10:17; Acts 11:11; Acts 12:7; Acts 17:5; Acts 22:13; Acts 22:20; Acts 23:11; Acts 23:27; Acts 28:2
1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 5:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:3
2 Timothy
2 Timothy 4:2; 2 Timothy 4:6
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