2139. euperistatos
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euperistatos: Easily entangling, easily ensnaring

Original Word: εὐπερίστατος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: euperistatos
Pronunciation: yoo-per-is'-tat-os
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-per-is'-tat-os)
KJV: which doth so easily beset
NASB: easily entangles
Word Origin: [from G2095 (εὖ - well) and a derivative of a presumed compound of G4012 (περί - about) and G2476 (ἵστημι - standing)]

1. well-surrounded
2. (of a competitor) thwarting a runner in every direction
3. (figuratively, genitive case) of sin that besets and harasses

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
easily ensnaring or entangling

From eu and a derivative of a presumed compound of peri and histemi; well standing around, i.e. (a competitor) thwarting (a racer) in every direction (figuratively, of sin in genitive case) -- which doth so easily beset.

see GREEK eu

see GREEK peri

see GREEK histemi

HELPS Word-studies

2139 euperístatos (from 2095 /eú, "well"; 4012 /perí, "all-around"; and 2476 /hístēmi, "stand") – properly, well-planted all-around, describing what is encompassing (encircling), i.e. surrounding, "wholly around"; (figuratively) a serious hindrance that "encircles" (hampers) someone who desperately needs to advance.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from eu and periistémi
Definition
easily encircling
NASB Translation
easily entangles (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2139: εὐπερίστατος

εὐπερίστατος, εὐπερίστατον (from εὖ and περιστημι), skilfully surrounding i. e. besetting, namely, to prevent or retard running: Hebrews 12:1 (some passively (cf. Isocrates 135 e.), well or much admired (cf. R. V. marginal reading)). (Not found elsewhere.)

Forms and Transliterations
ευπεριστατον ευπερίστατον εὐπερίστατον euperistaton euperístaton
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Englishman's Concordance
Hebrews 12:1 Adj-AFS
GRK: καὶ τὴν εὐπερίστατον ἁμαρτίαν δι'
NAS: and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run
KJV: the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run
INT: and the easily entangling sin with

Strong's Greek 2139
1 Occurrence


εὐπερίστατον — 1 Occ.

2138b
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