ἐπίσταμαι (seems to be the Ionic form of the Mid. of ἐφίστημι. Isocrates, Aristot., al., also use ἐπιστῆσαι τὴν διάνοιαν, τὸν νοῦν, ἑαυτόν for to put one’s attention on, fix one’s thoughts on; indeed, the simple ἐπιστῆσαι is used in the same sense, by an ellipsis analogous to that of τὸν νοῦν with the verbs προσέχειν, ἐπέχειν, and of τὴν ὄψιν with προσβάλλειν; see Lobeck ad Phryn. p. 281 sq. Hence ἐπίσταμαι is prop. to turn one’s self or one’s mind to, put one’s thought upon a thing); fr. Hom. down; Sept. chiefly for yt}; (cf. Germ. sich worauf verstehen) ; a. to be acquainted with: ri, Acts xviii. 25; Jas. iv. 14; Jude 10; τινά, Acts xix. 15; with reference to what is said or is to be interpreted, to understand: Mk. xiv. 68; 1 Tim. vi. 4. b. to know: περί twos, Acts xxvi. 26; foll.-by an ace. with a ptep. Acts xxiv. 10 [W. 346 (324); B. 301 (258)]; foll. by ὅτι, Acts xv. 7; xix. 25; xxii. 19; foll. by ὡς, Acts x. 28; by πῶς, Acts xx. 18; by ποῦ, Heb. xi. 8. [Syn. see γινώσκω. ἢ ἐπίστασις, -ews, 7, (ἐφίστημι, ἐφίσταμαι), an advancing, approach; incursion, onset, press: τῆς κακίας (Vulg. malorum incursio), 2 Mace. vi. 8, where cf. Grimm; used of the pressure of a multitude asking help, counsel, etc., τινί (on which dat. ef. W. § 31, 3; [B. 180 (156) ]; Kiihner § 424, 1) to one, 2 Co. xi. 28 LT Tr WH (but others would have us translate it here by oversight, attention, care, a com. meaning of the word in Polyb.); used of a tumultuous gathering in Acts xxiv.12LTTrWH. Cf. Beas se

ἐπίσταμαι epistamai 14x

to be versed in, to be master of, 1 Tim. 6:4; to be acquainted with, Acts 18:25; 19:15; Jude 10: to know, Acts 10:28; to remember, comprehend, understand, Mk. 14:68

ἐπίσταμαι

(prob. an old mid, of ἐφίστημι, q.v.), [in LXX chiefly for יָדַע ;]

to know, know of, understand: c. acc pers., Ac 19:15; c. ptcp., ib. 24:10; c. acc rei, Mk 14:68, Ac 18:25, I Ti 6:4, Ja 4:14, Ju 10; seq. περί, Ac 26:26; ὅτι, ib. 15:7 19:25 22:19; ὡς, ib. 10:28; πῶς, ib. 20:18; ποῦ, He 11:8.†

SYN: γινώσκω (q.v.), οἶδα

ἐπίσταμαι. For this verb, which is common in Ac, it is sufficient to cite P HibrI. 405 (8.6. 261) ἐπίστασο μέντον (/. -οι) ἀκριβῶς, ‘*you must clearly understand,” P Tebt II. 408% (A.D. 3) ἐπιστάμενος πῶς σε τίθεμαι Ke φιλώ, ‘since you know how I esteem and love you’’ (Edd.), P Ryl 11. 243" (ii/aA.p.) Kal viv ἐπιστάμεθά cov τὸ σπουδαῖον, P Leid W**9 (ii/ili A.D.) ἐπικαλοῦμαί σε (a god) . . ὃν οὐδεὶς ἐπίσταται, ὃν οἱ (θεοί or ἄγγελοι) προσκυνοῦσιν, P Oxy VIIL. 11214 (A.D. 295) τίνι ἐπαγόμενοι οὐκ ἐπίσταμαι, ‘on what inducement I cannot tell’’ (Ed.), and the common phrase regarding an illiterate person διὰ τὸ μὴ ἐπίστασθαι γράμματα, as in P Ryl II. 731 (B.c. 33-30): cf. P Tebt II. 2915} (A.D. 162) ἀπΊ]όδειξιν δοὺς τοῦ ἐπίστασθαι [ἱε]ρατικὰ [kal] Αἰγύπτια γράμ[ματ]α. See also Sy// 726% (B.c. 301-0) εἰδότες ὅτι ἐπίστανται χάριτας ἀποδιδόναι of θιασῶται. The acc. of the person (as in Ac 1915), which LS (s.v. II. 3) describe > ’ ἐπιστελλω as rare, is used by Musonius p. 12°, where he characterizes τὴν φιλοσοφοῦσαν as παράδειγμα. . χρηστὸν ταῖς ἐπισταμέναις αὐτήν : see also P Leid cited supra.

ἐπίσταμαι (epistamai) — to know/understand. ἐπίστᾰμαι, 2 person -ασαι[Refs 6th c.BC+], contraction ἐπίστω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; subjunctive Ionic dialect ἐπιστέωμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+], Attic dialect ἐπίστωμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect ἠπιστάμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἠπιστέατο or ἐπιστέατο [Refs]: future ἐπιστήσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἠπιστήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]

I. know how to do, be able to do, capable of doing, c.infinitive, οὐδέ οἱ ὀστέ᾽ ἐπιστήσονται Ἀχαιοὶ ἀλλέξαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; and of artistic skill, ὃς χερσὶν ἐπίστατο δαίδαλα πάντα τεύχειν [Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently in Trag. and Attic dialect, οὔπω σωφρονεῖν ἐπίστασαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κιθαρίζειν οὐκ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive, σῷζ ὅπως ἐπίστασαι as best you can, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

I.2. to be assured, feel sure that.., τοῦτον ἐπίστανται πλεῖστα εἰδέναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. with accusative, understand a matter, know, be versed in or acquainted with, πολλὰ δ᾽ ἐπίστατο ἔργα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔγωγε γράμματ᾽ οὐδ᾽ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ μὴ ἐ. γράμματα illiteracy, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ἐ. ἱερατικὰ καὶ Αἰγύπτια γράμματα [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐ. μύθους τοὺς Αἰσώπου know them by heart, [Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb, Συριστὶ ἐ. know Syrian, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with accusative and infinitive conjoined, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; with infinitive to explanation the accusative, ἔργον δὲ μοῦνον ἐσθίειν ἐ. [Refs 7th c.BC+]

II.2. after [Refs 8th c.BC+], know as a fact, know for certain, ἐπισταμένοισι εὖ οὐκ ἄν τις λέγοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; used convertibly with εἰδέναι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; even χάριν ἐ., ={χάριν εἰδέναι}, [Refs 4th c.AD+] being confined to scientific knowledge (ἐπιστήμη), διὰ τὸ εἰδέναι τὸ ἐπίστασθαι ἐδίωκον [Refs 4th c.BC+]. Hdt.[same place]; σαφῶς ἐ. [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐ. ὅτι.., or ἐ. τοῦτο, ὅτι.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.3. rarely, know a person, Ἀρίγνωτον γὰρ οὐδεὶς ὅστις οὐκ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸν Ἰησοῦν γινώσκω καὶ τὸν Παῦλον ἐ. [NT]; but ὁ παῖς τοὺς τεκόντας οὐκ ἐ. does not know who they are, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

III. with participle, in Prose and Trag., know that one is, has, etc., εὖ ἐ. αὐτὸς σχήσων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ὡς ὧδ᾽ ἐχόντων τῶνδ᾽ ἐ. σε χρή [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡς φανέν γε τοὔπος ὧδ᾽ ἐ. [Refs 1st c.AD+]: c.accusative et infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

IV. present participle ἐπιστάμενος, η, ον, frequently as adjective, knowing, understanding, skilful, ἀνδρὸς ἐ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; καὶ μάλ᾽ ἐ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; even of a dancer's feet, θρέξασκον ἐπισταμένοισι πόδεσσι [Refs 8th c.BC+] skilled, versed in them, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

IV.2. adverb ἐπιστᾰμένως skilfully, expertly,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὖ καὶ ἐ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also in Prose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: c.infinitive, with knowledge how to.., [Refs 4th c.BC+], attend, observe, it is probably that ἐπίσταμαι is merely an old middle form of ἐφίστημι,[Refs 4th c.BC+]