UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Notes: It is possible that ἐπανίστημι and ἐπίστασις[b], with the prefix ἐπι, differ in some measure from ἀνίστημι[h] and στάσις[a] by virtue of the prefixal element which may suggest action directed specifically toward some object, but there is insufficient contextual evidence to support such distinct meanings.

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: ἐπίστασις; -εως

Related lemmas: ἵστημι

Sense 1: pressure, concern, burden

Semantic entry: 25.239

Semantic domains: Attitudes and Emotions

Subdomains: Worry, Anxiety, Distress, Peace

Definition: a state of prolonged concern and anxiety

Notes: For another interpretation of ἐπίστασις in RV CO2 11:28 · LV CO2 11:28 · Read together CO2 11:28, see 35.42: ἐπίστασις.

CO2 11:28: RV CO2 11:28 · LV CO2 11:28 · Read together CO2 11:28

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OET-RV CO2 11:28

28 Then apart from all those external things, I’ve been opposed every day—not to mention my concern for all the assemblies.

OET-LV CO2 11:28

28 Apart _from the things externally, the attack to _me which on day, the worry of _all the assemblies.

Sense 2: revolt, insurrection, rebellion

Semantic entry: 39.34

Semantic domains: Hostility, Strife

Subdomains: Rebellion

Definition: rising up in open defiance of authority, with the presumed intention to overthrow it or to act in complete opposition to its demands{N:001}

Notes: It is also possible that ἀποστασία differs slightly in meaning from ἐπίστασις[b] by virtue of the differences in prefixal formation, but there is insufficient contextual evidence to support such a view.

ACT 24:12: RV ACT 24:12 · LV ACT 24:12 · Read together ACT 24:12

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OET-RV ACT 24:12

12 They never found me in the temple arguing with anyone or stirring up the crowd, and nor was I doing that in the Jewish meeting halls or anywhere in the city

OET-LV ACT 24:12

12 And they _found me neither in the temple discussing with anyone or making an_attack of_a_crowd, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city,

Sense 3: responsibility for, concern for, care of

Semantic entry: 35.42

Semantic domains: Help, Care For

Subdomains: Care For, Take Care Of

Definition: responsibility for oversight based upon authority

Notes: Though one might regard ἐπίστασις as meaning only the position of authority, nevertheless this authority is expressed in terms of the oversight and care of others. In a sense the meaning of ἐπίστασις in RV CO2 11:28 · LV CO2 11:28 · Read together CO2 11:28 is defined by the following appositional phrase, ἡ μέριμνα πασῶν τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν ‘concern for all the churches.’ For another interpretation of ἐπίστασις in RV CO2 11:28 · LV CO2 11:28 · Read together CO2 11:28, see 25.239: ἐπίστασις.

CO2 11:28: RV CO2 11:28 · LV CO2 11:28 · Read together CO2 11:28

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OET-RV CO2 11:28

28 Then apart from all those external things, I’ve been opposed every day—not to mention my concern for all the assemblies.

OET-LV CO2 11:28

28 Apart _from the things externally, the attack to _me which on day, the worry of _all the assemblies.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἐπίστασις

Form 1

Sense 1: pressure, concern, burden

Sense 2: revolt, insurrection, rebellion

Sense 3: responsibility for, concern for, care of