adjective

euperistatas

Greekεὐπερίστατος (euperistatos)

Strong’sG2139

easily encircling

stem euperistat-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

that clings so closely1×

What it means

* εὐ-περί-στατος, -ον

(< εὖ, περιΐστημι),

of sins, readily besetting: He 12:1 (on form and sense of the word, v. Westc., in l.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2139 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidyoo-per-is'-tat-os

well standing around, i.e. (a competitor) thwarting (a racer) in every direction (figuratively, of sin in genitive case)

Fromfrom G2095 and a derivative of a presumed compound of G4012 and G2476;

King Jameswhich doth so easily beset.

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	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	euperistatos	euperistatas	euperistatem	euperistatois	euperistatais	euperistateim
object accusative	euperistaton	euperistatan1×εὐπερίστατον		euperistatoin	euperistatain
direct address vocative	euperistator	euperistatar		euperistatoir	euperistatair
of, belonging to genitive	euperistatou	euperistatau	euperistateu	euperistatoiu	euperistataiu	euperistateiu
to, for dative	euperistato	euperistata	euperistate	euperistatoi	euperistatai	euperistatei

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

euperistatstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

euperistat 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

euperistatan“that clings so closely”objectaccusative singular1×

Hebrews 12:1“that clings so closely”Toigaroun kai nis, tosoutem echarōtois perikeierōtem ni nefem marturoiu, onkon apotitheratois panton kai tan euperistatan hamartan, dia hupomonau trechaneiō ton prokeierōton ni agōnon,Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.