ἐφίστημι
ephistēmi · to approach
Strong's ID: 2186
Lexical summary
21
NT occurrences
11
Observed forms
About this Greek word
Trans. to place upon, over, close by; intrans. to stand by or near, Lk. 2:38; 4:39; to come suddenly upon, Lk. 2:9; 24:4; to come upon, assault, Acts 6:12; 17:5; to come near, approach, Lk. 10:40; to impend, be instant, to be at hand, 1 Thess. 5:3; to be present, Acts 28:2; to be pressing, urgent, earnest, 2 Tim. 4:2
Principal-part candidates
Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.
Present
Lexicon lemma
NT evidence
Future
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Aorist
Citation form not reconstructed
NT evidence
Perfect active
Reconstructed from NT-attested forms
NT evidence
Perfect middle/passive
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Aorist passive
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Observed NT forms
These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.
Finite verb paradigms
Indicative mood
| Number | Person | Present Middle | Aorist Active | Perfect Active | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Third | ||||
| Plural | Third | — | — |
Subjunctive mood
| Number | Person | Aorist Active | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Third |
Imperative mood
| Number | Person | Aorist Active | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Second |
Participle paradigms
Aorist Active participles
| Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Nominative | |||
| Genitive | — | — | — | |
| Dative | — | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — | — | |
| Plural | Nominative | — | ||
| Genitive | — | — | — | |
| Dative | — | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — | — |
Perfect Active participles
| Number | Case | Masculine | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Nominative | ||
| Genitive | — | — | |
| Dative | — | — | |
| Accusative | |||
| Vocative | — | — |
NT distribution
NT Book
Book distribution counts: Acts: 11 occurrences; Luke: 7 occurrences; 2 Timothy: 2 occurrences; 1 Thessalonians: 1 occurrences
Author
- Luke18
- Paul3
Author distribution counts: Luke: 18 occurrences; Paul: 3 occurrences