Greek · G2424, G1988 · unreviewed

Ἰησοῦ ἐπιστάτα

Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites · master

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Ἰησοῦς G2424 Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
Pronunciation Iēsoûs
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ἐπιστάτης G1988 master
Pronunciation epistátēs
Direct address form for "master" emphasizing immediate authority and command; specific to Luke's Gospel usage.
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What does Ἰησοῦ ἐπιστάτα (Iēsou epistata) mean in the Bible?

Ἰησοῦς · ἐπιστάτης is a Greek word meaning "Jesus, Master".

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Meaning

Jesus, Master
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:16 · Matt 3:13 · Matt 3:15 · Matt 3:16 · Matt 4:1 · Matt 4:7 · Matt 4:10 · Matt 4:17 · Matt 7:28 · Matt 8:4 · Matt 8:10 · Matt 8:13 · Matt 8:14 · Matt 8:18 · Matt 8:20 · Matt 8:22 456×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:1 · Matt 1:18 · Matt 2:1 · Matt 14:1 · Matt 26:6 · Matt 26:51 · Matt 26:59 · Matt 26:69 · Matt 26:71 · Matt 26:75 · Matt 27:1 · Matt 27:58 · Mark 1:1 · Mark 5:21 · Mark 5:27 · Mark 14:55 220×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 8:34 · Matt 9:10 · Matt 9:27 · Matt 14:12 · Matt 15:1 · Matt 17:4 · Matt 17:19 · Matt 18:1 · Matt 21:27 · Matt 26:17 · Matt 26:49 · Matt 27:55 · Matt 27:57 · Mark 2:15 · Mark 9:4 · Mark 9:5 92×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:21 · Matt 1:25 · Matt 14:29 · Matt 17:8 · Matt 26:4 · Matt 26:50 · Matt 26:57 · Matt 27:16 · Matt 27:17 · Matt 27:20 · Matt 27:22 · Matt 27:26 · Matt 27:27 · Matt 27:54 · Matt 28:5 · Mark 5:6 128×
Vocative · Singular · Masculine Mark 1:24 · Mark 5:7 · Mark 10:47 · Luke 4:34 · Luke 8:28 · Luke 17:13 · Luke 18:38 · Luke 23:42 · Acts 7:59 · Rev 22:20 10×
Cross-Language Connections

Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 12 — One Spirit, Many Gifts, and One Body in Christ Acts 11 — Jerusalem Recognizes God’s Grace to the Gentiles Acts 15 — The Gospel of Grace Clarified and the Gentiles Received Acts 16 — The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus Acts 22 — Paul’s Defense: Christ Appears, Sends, and Preserves His Witness Acts 24 — Paul Before Felix: Resurrection Hope, Clear Conscience, and Coming Judgment Acts 25 — Paul Appeals to Caesar and Is Set Before Agrippa Acts 28 — Paul in Rome: The Kingdom Proclaimed Without Hindrance John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Luke 5 — The Authority of Jesus to Call, Cleanse, Forgive, and Make New Mark 1 — The Beginning of the Gospel: The Servant-King Appears with Authority Mark 16 — He Has Risen: The Empty Tomb, the Angelic Announcement, Galilee Promise, and Trembling Witness Matthew 1 — The Genealogy and Birth of Jesus the Messiah Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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