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ἐφίστημι

To approach

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ἐφίστημι G2186
Pronunciation ephístēmi

What does ἐφίστημι (ephístēmi) mean in the Bible?

ἐφίστημι (ephístēmi) is a Greek word meaning "to approach". ἐφ-ίστημι [in LXX for נָצַב ni.

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Meaning

to approach
Extended definition
1causal in pres., impf., fut., 1 aor., to set upon or by, set up, etc. (Æsch., Hdt., Arist., al).
2Intrans. in mid, and in pf. and 2 aor. act.;
ato stand upon;
bto be set over; __(with) to stand by, be present, be at hand, come on or upon: Luk.2:38 10:40 20:1, Act.6:12 12:7 22:13, 20 23:27, 2Ti.4:2; with dative pars., Luk.2:9 24:4, Act.4:1 23:11; with dative bc., Act.17:5; before έπί, with accusative, Act.10:17 11:11; of rain, Act.28:2; of evils impending, with dative of person(s), 1Th.5:3; before έπί (Wis.6:9), Luk.21:34; of time, 2Ti.4:6 (cf. κατ-, συν-εφίστημι).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Perfect Present
Voices
Active Middle
Indicative states a fact or reality 9×
Aorist Active Luke 20:1 · Luke 24:4 · Acts 4:1 · Acts 10:17 · Acts 11:11 · Luke 2:9 · Acts 12:7 7×
Present Middle 1 Thess 5:3 1×
Perfect Active 2 Tim 4:6 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 10×
Aorist Active Luke 4:39 · Acts 22:13 · Acts 23:11 · Acts 23:27 · Luke 2:38 · Luke 10:40 · Acts 6:12 · Acts 17:5 8×
Perfect Active Acts 22:20 · Acts 28:2 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Luke 21:34 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active 2 Tim 4:2 1×
21 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 21 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 7 ongoing 1 resultant 1 imperative 1 subjunctive 1 participle 10
Tense
aorist 17 perfect 3 present 1
Voice
active 20 middle 1
Mood
participle 10 indicative 9 imperative 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 2:38 ἐπιστᾶσα aorist active participle participle Luke 2:9 ἐπέστη aorist active indicative completed Luke 4:39 ἐπιστὰς aorist active participle participle Luke 10:40 ἐπιστᾶσα aorist active participle participle Luke 20:1 ἐπέστησαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 21:34 ἐπιστῇ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 24:4 ἐπέστησαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 4:1 ἐπέστησαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 6:12 ἐπιστάντες aorist active participle participle Acts 10:17 ἐπέστησαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 11:11 ἐπέστησαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 12:7 ἐπέστη aorist active indicative completed Acts 17:5 ἐπιστάντες aorist active participle participle Acts 22:13 ἐπιστὰς aorist active participle participle Acts 22:20 ἐφεστὼς perfect active participle participle Acts 23:11 ἐπιστὰς aorist active participle participle Acts 23:27 ἐπιστὰς aorist active participle participle Acts 28:2 ἐφεστῶτα perfect active participle participle 1 Thessalonians 5:3 ἐφίσταται present middle indicative ongoing 2 Timothy 4:2 ἐπίστηθι aorist active imperative imperative 2 Timothy 4:6 ἐφέστηκεν perfect active indicative resultant

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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