{"def":{"short":"to stand upon, i.e., be present (in various applications, friendly or otherwise, usually literal)","long":["to place at, place upon, place over",["to stand by, be present","to stand over one, place one's self above",["used especially of persons coming upon one suddenly",["an angel, of the advent of angels","of dreams"],"of evils coming upon one"],"to be at hand",["be ready,"],"of time",["to come upon",["of rain"]]]]},"deriv":"from G1909 and G2476","pronun":{"ipa":"ɛˈfi.ste.mi","ipa_mod":"e̞ˈfi.ste̞.mi","sbl":"ephistēmi","dic":"eh-FEE-stay-mee","dic_mod":"ay-FEE-stay-mee"},"see":["G1909","G2476"]}