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Lexicon :: Strong's G2186 - ephistēmi

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ἐφίστημι
Transliteration
ephistēmi (Key)
Pronunciation
ef-is'-tay-mee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2186 matches the Greek ἐφίστημι (ephistēmi),
which occurs 21 times in 21 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:9 - καὶ ἰδού, ἄγγελος κυρίου ἐπέστη G2186 αὐτοῖς καὶ δόξα κυρίου περιέλαμψεν αὐτούς καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:38 - καὶ αὐτῇ αὕτη τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐπιστᾶσα G2186 ἀνθωμολογεῖτο τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ ἐλάλει περὶ αὐτοῦ πᾶσιν τοῖς προσδεχομένοις λύτρωσιν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:39 - καὶ ἐπιστὰς G2186 ἐπάνω αὐτῆς ἐπετίμησεν τῷ πυρετῷ καὶ ἀφῆκεν αὐτήν· παραχρῆμα δὲ ἀναστᾶσα διηκόνει αὐτοῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:40 - ἡ δὲ Μάρθα περιεσπᾶτο περὶ πολλὴν διακονίαν· ἐπιστᾶσα G2186 δὲ εἶπεν Κύριε οὐ μέλει σοι ὅτι ἡ ἀδελφή μου μόνην με κατέλιπεν διακονεῖν εἰπὲ οὖν αὐτῇ ἵνα μοι συναντιλάβηται

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:1 - Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν μιᾷ τῶν ἡμερῶν ἐκείνων, διδάσκοντος αὐτοῦ τὸν λαὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ εὐαγγελιζομένου ἐπέστησαν G2186 οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς σὺν τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:34 - Προσέχετε δὲ ἑαυτοῖς μήποτε βαρυνθῶσιν ὑμῶν αἱ καρδίαι ἐν κραιπάλῃ καὶ μέθῃ καὶ μερίμναις βιωτικαῖς καὶ αἰφνίδιος ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς ἐπιστῇ G2186 ἡ ἡμέρα ἐκείνη

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:4 - καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ διαπορεῖσθαι αὐτὰς περὶ τούτου καὶ ἰδού, δύο ἄνδρες ἐπέστησαν G2186 αὐταῖς ἐν ἐσθήσεσιν ἀστραπτούσαις

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:1 - Λαλούντων δὲ αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸν λαὸν ἐπέστησαν G2186 αὐτοῖς οἱ ἱερεῖς καὶ ὁ στρατηγὸς τοῦ ἱεροῦ καὶ οἱ Σαδδουκαῖοι

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:12 - συνεκίνησάν τε τὸν λαὸν καὶ τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους καὶ τοὺς γραμματεῖς καὶ ἐπιστάντες G2186 συνήρπασαν αὐτὸν καὶ ἤγαγον εἰς τὸ συνέδριον

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:17 - Ὡς δὲ ἐν ἑαυτῷ διηπόρει ὁ Πέτρος τί ἂν εἴη τὸ ὅραμα ὃ εἶδεν καὶ ἰδού, οἱ ἄνδρες οἱ ἀπεσταλμένοι ἀπὸ τοῦ Κορνηλίου διερωτήσαντες τὴν οἰκίαν Σίμωνος ἐπέστησαν G2186 ἐπὶ τὸν πυλῶνα

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:11 - καὶ ἰδού, ἐξαυτῆς τρεῖς ἄνδρες ἐπέστησαν G2186 ἐπὶ τὴν οἰκίαν ἐν ᾗ ἤμην ἀπεσταλμένοι ἀπὸ Καισαρείας πρός με

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:7 - καὶ ἰδού, ἄγγελος κυρίου ἐπέστη G2186 καὶ φῶς ἔλαμψεν ἐν τῷ οἰκήματι· πατάξας δὲ τὴν πλευρὰν τοῦ Πέτρου ἤγειρεν αὐτὸν λέγων, Ἀνάστα ἐν τάχει καὶ ἐξέπεσον αὐτοῦ αἱ ἁλύσεις ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:5 - Ζηλώσαντες δὲ οἱ ἀπειθοῦντες Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ προσλαβόμενοι τῶν ἀγοραίων τινὰς ἄνδρας πονηροὺς καὶ ὀχλοποιήσαντες ἐθορύβουν τὴν πόλιν ἐπιστάντες G2186 τε τῇ οἰκίᾳ Ἰάσονος ἐζήτουν αὐτοὺς ἀγαγεῖν εἰς τὸν δῆμον·

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:13 - ἐλθὼν πρός με καὶ ἐπιστὰς G2186 εἶπέν μοι Σαοὺλ ἀδελφέ ἀνάβλεψον κἀγὼ αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἀνέβλεψα εἰς αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:20 - καὶ ὅτε ἐξεχεῖτο τὸ αἷμα Στεφάνου τοῦ μάρτυρός σου καὶ αὐτὸς ἤμην ἐφεστὼς G2186 καὶ συνευδοκῶν τῇ ἀναιρέσει αὐτοῦ, καὶ φυλάσσων τὰ ἱμάτια τῶν ἀναιρούντων αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:11 - Τῇ δὲ ἐπιούσῃ νυκτὶ ἐπιστὰς G2186 αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος εἶπεν Θάρσει Παῦλε· ὡς γὰρ διεμαρτύρω τὰ περὶ ἐμοῦ εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ οὕτως σε δεῖ καὶ εἰς Ῥώμην μαρτυρῆσαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:27 - Τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον συλληφθέντα ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ μέλλοντα ἀναιρεῖσθαι ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐπιστὰς G2186 σὺν τῷ στρατεύματι ἐξειλόμην αὐτὸν, μαθὼν ὅτι Ῥωμαῖός ἐστιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:2 - οἵ δέ βάρβαροι παρεῖχον οὐ τὴν τυχοῦσαν φιλανθρωπίαν ἡμῖν ἀνάψαντες γὰρ πυρὰν προσελάβοντο πάντας ἡμᾶς διὰ τὸν ὑετὸν τὸν ἐφεστῶτα G2186 καὶ διὰ τὸ ψῦχος

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:3 - ὅταν γὰρ λέγωσιν Εἰρήνη καὶ ἀσφάλεια τότε αἰφνίδιος αὐτοῖς ἐφίσταται G2186 ὄλεθρος ὥσπερ ἡ ὠδὶν τῇ ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσῃ καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:2 - κήρυξον τὸν λόγον ἐπίστηθι G2186 εὐκαίρως ἀκαίρως ἔλεγξον ἐπιτίμησον παρακάλεσον ἐν πάσῃ μακροθυμίᾳ καὶ διδαχῇ

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:6 - Ἐγὼ γὰρ ἤδη σπένδομαι καὶ ὁ καιρὸς τῆς ἐμῆς ἀναλύσεώς ἐφέστηκεν G2186
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