Word study · lex.G1978
ἐπίσημος episēmos
notable · illustrious · conspicuous · notorious
Team definition
An adjective related to σῆμα (sēma, “a mark”): bearing a mark, and of money, stamped or coined. In a transferred sense it means notable or illustrious when the context is favorable (Rom 16:7), and notorious when the context is unfavorable (Matt 27:16). The literal “stamped” sense is the background of the word, not a New Testament occurrence in the lexicon entry.
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 2
Senses
1. notable or illustrious Rom 16:7
2. notorious Matt 27:16
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. ἐπίσημος (G1978)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G1978
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
House churches and named households (16:3–16) Rom 16:3–16
Greetings, Junia, and ἐπίσημοι (16:3–16) Rom 16:3; Rom 16:4; Rom 16:5; Rom 16:6; Rom 16:7; Rom 16:8; Rom 16:9; Rom 16:10; Rom 16:11; Rom 16:12; Rom 16:13; Rom 16:14; Rom 16:15; Rom 16:16