ἐπίσημος
episēmos · outstanding, notorious
Greek word · Strong’s number G1978 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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episēmos (ἐπίσημος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “outstanding, notorious”.
Well known: outstanding, notable; in a bad sense, notorious.
How to say it
e·pi·sē·mos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Widely known, for ill.
- Highly esteemed and well known.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- notable ×1
- notorious ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 27:16
And they had then a notorious prisoner called Jesus Barabbas.
- Romans 16:7
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who also were in the Messiah before me.