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Lexicon :: Strong's G1978 - episēmos

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ἐπίσημος
Transliteration
episēmos (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-is'-ay-mos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἐπί (G1909) and some form of the base of σημαίνω (G4591)
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
2x in 2 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:267,1015

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπίσημος epísēmos, ep-is'-ay-mos; from G1909 and some form of the base of G4591; remarkable, i.e. (figuratively) eminent:—notable, of note.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G1978 in the following manner: notable (1x), of note (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G1978 in the following manner: notable (1x), of note (1x).

  1. having a mark on it, marked, stamped, coined

  2. marked

    1. in a good sense

      1. of note, illustrious

    2. in a bad sense

      1. notorious, infamous

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπίσημος epísēmos, ep-is'-ay-mos; from G1909 and some form of the base of G4591; remarkable, i.e. (figuratively) eminent:—notable, of note.
STRONGS G1978:
ἐπίσημος, -ον, (σῆμα a sign, mark);
1. properly, having a mark on it, marked, stamped, coined: ἀργύριον, χρυσός (Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius, Josephus).
2. tropically, marked (Latin insignis), both in a good and bad sense; in a good sense, of note, illustrious: Romans 16:7 (Herodotus and following); in a bad sense, notorious, infamous: Matthew 27:16 (Euripides, Or. 249; Josephus, Antiquities 5, 7, 1; Plutarch, Fab. Max. 14; others).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
27:16
Romans
16:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1978 matches the Greek ἐπίσημος (episēmos),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:16 - And at that time they were holding a notorious G1978 prisoner, called Barabbas.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:7 -

Greet Andronicus and [fn]Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are outstanding G1978 to the apostles, who also [fn]were in Christ before me.

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