Lexicon epistates: Master, Overseer Original Word: ἐπιστάτης
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: epistates
Pronunciation: eh-pee-STAH-tace
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-is-tat'-ace)
KJV: master
Word Origin: [from G1909 (ἐπί - over) and a presumed derivative of G2476 (ἵστημι - standing)]
1. an appointee over, i.e. commander (teacher) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance master. From epi and a presumed derivative of histemi; an appointee over, i.e. Commander (teacher) -- master. see GREEK epi see GREEK histemi HELPS Word-studies 1988 epistátēs (from 1909 /epí, "appropriately on, fitting," which intensifies 2476 /hístēmi, "standing") – properly, the legal standing of ownership referring to the master-in-charge, i.e. the one fully authorized (aptly acknowledged as the leader). 1988 /epistátēs ("Master") supremely refers to Jesus, the head (owner) of all things (cf. Jn 1:3; Col 1:15,18). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1988: ἐπιστάτηςἐπιστάτης, ἐπιστατου, ὁ ( ἐφίστημι), any sort of a superintendent or overseer (often so in secular writings, and several times in the Sept., as Exodus 1:11; Exodus 5:14; 1 Kings 5:16; 2 Kings 25:19; Jeremiah 36:26 (); 2 Chronicles 2:2; 2 Chronicles 31:12); a master, used in this sense for רַבִּי by the disciples (cf. Luke 17:13) when addressing Jesus, who called him thus not from the fact that he was a teacher, but because of his authority (Bretschneider); found only in Luke 5:5; Luke 8:24, 45; Luke 9:33, 49; Luke 17:13.
Forms and Transliterations Επιστατα επιστάτα Ἐπιστάτα επιστάται επιστάτας επιστάτην επιστάτης επιστατών Epistata EpistátaLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Luke 5:5 N-VMSGRK: Σίμων εἶπεν Ἐπιστάτα δι' ὅληςNAS: and said, Master, we worked hard KJV: unto him, Master, we have toiled INT: Simon said Master through whole Luke 8:24 N-VMS
GRK: αὐτὸν λέγοντες Ἐπιστάτα ἐπιστάτα ἀπολλύμεθα
NAS: Him up, saying, Master, Master,
KJV: saying, Master, master,
INT: him saying Master Master we are perishing Luke 8:24 N-VMS
GRK: λέγοντες Ἐπιστάτα ἐπιστάτα ἀπολλύμεθα ὁ
NAS: Master, Master, we are perishing!
KJV: Master, master, we perish.
INT: saying Master Master we are perishing Luke 8:45 N-VMS
GRK: ὁ Πέτρος Ἐπιστάτα οἱ ὄχλοι
NAS: said, Master, the people
KJV: him said, Master, the multitude throng
INT: Peter Master the people Luke 9:33 N-VMS
GRK: τὸν Ἰησοῦν Ἐπιστάτα καλόν ἐστιν
NAS: to Jesus, Master, it is good
KJV: unto Jesus, Master, it is good
INT: Jesus Master good it is Luke 9:49 N-VMS
GRK: Ἰωάννης εἶπεν Ἐπιστάτα εἴδομέν τινα
NAS: and said, Master, we saw
KJV: answered and said, Master, we saw one
INT: John said Master we saw someone Luke 17:13 N-VMS
GRK: λέγοντες Ἰησοῦ ἐπιστάτα ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς
NAS: Jesus, Master, have mercy
KJV: Jesus, Master, have mercy
INT: saying Jesus Master have compassion on us Strong's Greek 1988
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Ἐπιστάτα — 7 Occ.
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