Original Word: εὐπερίστατος, ον
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: euperistatos
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-per-is'-tat-os)
Short Definition: easily encircling
Definition: easily surrounding, encircling, easily distracted.

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.

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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