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Koine Greek wordlink #136563

SR GNT 1Th 5:3 ἐπίσταται (epistatai) ‘security then sudden is recognizing to them destruction as’ Strongs=19870 Lemma=epistamai
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=middle person=3rd number=singular

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Other uses (1) of identical word form ἐπίσταται (V-IPM3..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπίσταται’ (V-IPM3..S) has 2 different glosses: ‘is recognizing’, ‘is understanding’.

Acts 26:26 ‘is understanding for concerning these things’ SR GNT Acts 26:26 word 1

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘epistamai’ have 8 different glosses: ‘are knowing’, ‘are understanding’, ‘is recognizing’, ‘is understanding’, ‘I am recognizing’, ‘I am understanding’, ‘you_all are knowing’, ‘knowing’.

Greek words (7) other than ἐπίσταται (V-IPM3..S) with a gloss related to ‘recognizing’

ACTs 3:10 ἐπεγίνωσκον (epeginōskon) V-IIA3..P Lemma=epiginōskō ‘they were recognizing and him that’ SR GNT Acts 3:10 word 1

ACTs 4:13 ἐπεγίνωσκόν (epeginōskon) V-IIA3..P Lemma=epiginōskō ‘and ordinary they were marvelling they were recognizing and them that’ SR GNT Acts 4:13 word 18

ACTs 19:15 ἐπίσταμαι (epistamai) V-IPM1..S ‘I am knowing and Paulos I am recognizing you_all but who_all’ SR GNT Acts 19:15 word 18

ACTs 27:39 ἐπεγίνωσκον (epeginōskon) V-IIA3..P Lemma=epiginōskō ‘the land not they were recognizing bay but a certain’ SR GNT Acts 27:39 word 9

1COR 14:37 ἐπιγινωσκέτω (epiginōsketō) V-MPA3..S Lemma=epiginōskō ‘to_be or spiritual him let_be recognizing what I am writing to you_all’ SR GNT 1Cor 14:37 word 9

1COR 16:18 ἐπιγινώσκετε (epiginōskete) V-MPA2..P Lemma=epiginōskō ‘spirit and of you_all be recognizing therefore such men’ SR GNT 1Cor 16:18 word 9

2COR 13:5 ἐπιγινώσκετε (epiginōskete) V-IPA2..P Lemma=epiginōskō ‘be approving or not you_all are recognizing yourselves that chosen_one/messiah’ SR GNT 2Cor 13:5 word 12

Key: V=verb IIA3..P=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person plural IPA2..P=indicative,present,active,2nd person plural IPM1..S=indicative,present,middle,1st person singular IPM3..S=indicative,present,middle,3rd person singular MPA2..P=imperative,present,active,2nd person plural MPA3..S=imperative,present,active,3rd person singular