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Beset

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: εὐπερίστατος

(Strong's #2139 — Adjective — euperistatos — yoo-per-is'-tat-os )

used in Hebrews 12:1 , and translated "which doth so easily beset," lit. signifies "standing well (i.e., easily) around" (eu, "well," peri, "around," statos, "standing," i.e., easily encompassing). It describes sin as having advantage in favor of its prevailing.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Beset'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​b/beset.html. 1940.