ἐπίσημοςepísēmos
remarkable, i.e. (figuratively) eminent
Greek (New Testament) · G1978
Meanings
1. bearing a mark; of money, stamped, coined.
2. Metaph.
(a) in good sense, notable, illustrious: Romans 16:7
(b) in bad sense, notorious: Matthew 27:16.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- σημαίνωsēmaínō · G4591of uncertain derivation); to indicate
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 27:16 This year there was a notorious prisoner, a man named Barabbas.
- Romans 16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews, who were in prison with me. They are highly respected among the apostles and became followers of Christ before I did.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.