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)
Short Definition: easily encircling
Definition: easily surrounding, encircling, easily distracted.
HELPS Word-studies

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.

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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Strong's Greek 2139
1 Occurrence


εὐπερίστατον — 1 Occ.

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

1 Occurrence

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