The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἐπιστάτης

Lemmaἐπιστάτης
Citation formἐπιστάτης, ου, ὁ
Part of speechnoun
Glossmaster, teacher
Strong’sG1988
Transliterationepistátēs
Definitionan appointee over, i.e. commander (teacher)
KJV glosses:--master.
Derivationfrom and a presumed derivative of
SBLGNT occurrences6

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
Ἐπιστάτα
noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-)Luke 5:5
noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-)Luke 8:24
noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-)Luke 8:45
noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-)Luke 9:33
noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-)Luke 9:49
ἐπιστάτα
noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-)Luke 17:13
noun, vocative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----VSM-)Luke 8:24

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: επιστατης.