noun · masculine
epistatos
Greekἐπιστάτης (epistatēs)
Strong’sG1988
master, teacher
stem epistat-7 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐπιστάτης, -ου, ό
(< ἐφίστημι), [in LXX: IV Ki 25:19, Je 36(29):26 52:25 (פָּקִיד), II Ch 31:12 (נָגִיד), II Mac 5:22, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1988 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | epistatos | epistatois |
| object accusative | epistaton | epistatoin |
| direct address vocative | epistator7×Ἐπιστάτα | epistatoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | epistatou | epistatoiu |
| to, for dative | epistato | epistatoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
epistato is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
epistator“master”direct addressvocative singular7×
Luke 5:5“master”kai apokriniratos Simōnos legata; Epistator, dia holau nuxau kopiaratois oudenem lambana, epi de te rēme su chalami teim diktueim.“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
Luke 8:24“master”prosercharatois de diegeirala auton legarōtois; Epistator epistator, apolluenō; tos de diegeiriratos epitimata to anemo kai to kludōno teu hudōreu, kai pauela, kai gineta galēnas.The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.
Luke 8:24“master”prosercharatois de diegeirala auton legarōtois; Epistator epistator, apolluenō; tos de diegeiriratos epitimata to anemo kai to kludōno teu hudōreu, kai pauela, kai gineta galēnas.The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.
Luke 8:45“master”kai legata tos Iēsus; Tinos tos hapteratos mu? arnerōtoiu de pantoiu legata tos Petros; Epistator, tois ochlois sunechalō sin kai apothlibalō.“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”
Luke 9:33“master”kai gineta en te diachōrizirō autoin apo autou legata tos Petros pros ton Iēsun; Epistator, kalem atō nin hōde arō, kai poianeia skēnain treis, henan si kai henan Mōuso kai henan Ēliao, mē horarētos hem legatō.As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters— one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” ( vvv He did not know what he was saying.)
Luke 9:49“master”Apokriniratos de Iōannos legata; Epistator, horana tinon en te onome su ekballarōton daimoneim, kai kōluane auton hoti ouk akolouthatō meta nu.“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
Luke 17:13“master”kai autois airala fōnan legarōtois; Iēsur epistator, elēasar nin.and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”