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ἐπίσημος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἐπίσημος, ον
Greek transliteration: 
episēmos
Simplified transliteration: 
episemos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1978
GK Number: 
2168
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
a-3a
Gloss: 
notorious, prominent, outstanding
Definition: 
pr. bearing a distinctive mark or device; noted, eminent, Rom. 16:7; notorious, Mt. 27:16*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐπίσημος

Matthew 27:16 At that time they were holding in custody a notorious (episēmon | ἐπίσημον | acc sg masc) prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.
Romans 16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my compatriots and my fellow prisoners; they were well known (episēmoi | ἐπίσημοι | nom pl masc) to the apostles, and were in Christ before me.