noun · feminine
epitropas
Greekἐπιτροπή (epitropē)
Strong’sG2011
commission, full power
stem epitrop-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἐπι-τροπή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< ἐπιτρέπω), [in LXX: II Mac 13:14 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2011 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-ee-trop-ay'
permission, i.e. (by implication) full power
Fromfrom G2010;
King Jamescommission.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | epitropas | epitropais |
| object accusative | epitropan | epitropain |
| direct address vocative | epitropar | epitropair |
| of, belonging to genitive | epitropau1×ἐπιτροπῆς | epitropaiu |
| to, for dative | epitropa | epitropai |
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
epitropa 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
epitropau“commission”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 26:12“commission”En hei poreuerōtos eis tan Damaskan meta exousiau kai epitropau tau toiu archierevoiuIn this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.