2139. euperistatos
Strong's Concordance
euperistatos: easily encircling
Original Word: εὐπερίστατος, ον
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: euperistatos
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-per-is'-tat-os)
Definition: easily encircling
Usage: easily surrounding, encircling, easily distracted.
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2139 euperístatos (from 2095 /eú, "well"; 4012 /perí, "all-around"; and 2476 /hístēmi, "stand") – properly, well-planted all-around, describing what is encompassing (encircling), i.e. surrounding, "wholly around"; (figuratively) a serious hindrance that "encircles" (hampers) someone who desperately needs to advance.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from eu and periistémi
Definition
easily encircling
NASB Translation
easily entangles (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2139: εὐπερίστατος

εὐπερίστατος, εὐπερίστατον (from εὖ and περιστημι), skilfully surrounding i. e. besetting, namely, to prevent or retard running: Hebrews 12:1 (some passively (cf. Isocrates 135 e.), well or much admired (cf. R. V. marginal reading)). (Not found elsewhere.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
easily ensnaring or entangling

From eu and a derivative of a presumed compound of peri and histemi; well standing around, i.e. (a competitor) thwarting (a racer) in every direction (figuratively, of sin in genitive case) -- which doth so easily beset.

see GREEK eu

see GREEK peri

see GREEK histemi

Forms and Transliterations
ευπεριστατον ευπερίστατον εὐπερίστατον euperistaton euperístaton
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Englishman's Concordance
Hebrews 12:1 Adj-AFS
GRK: καὶ τὴν εὐπερίστατον ἁμαρτίαν δι'
NAS: and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run
KJV: the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run
INT: and the easily entangling sin with

Strong's Greek 2139
1 Occurrence


εὐπερίστατον — 1 Occ.

















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