What does ἐπανίσταμαι (epanístamai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπανίσταμαι (epanístamai) is a Greek word meaning "to rebel against".
Greek · G1881
ἐπανίσταμαι
To rebel against
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ἐπανίσταμαιG1881
Pronunciationepanístamai
What does ἐπανίσταμαι (epanístamai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπανίσταμαι (epanístamai) is a Greek word meaning "to rebel against".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1881?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include will rise (2).
Where does ἐπανίσταμαι (epanístamai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 10:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itwill rise2×Matthew 10:21, Mark 13:12
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 10:21
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Matthew1Mark1
Source forms
ἐπαναστήσονται2xepanastēsontaiMatthew 10:21, Mark 13:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural2xMatthew 10:21, Mark 13:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to rebel against
Strong'sG1881
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to rebel against
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 10:21Verb Third Person Plural Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐπαναστήσονταιepanasthsontai
I rise up against
Read verseMark 13:12Verb Third Person Plural Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐπαναστήσονταιepanasthsontai
I rise up against
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms2TensesFutureVoicesMiddle
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Future MiddleMatt 10:21 · Mark 13:122×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future2
Voice
middle2
Mood
indicative2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπανίσταμαι is built from these roots: