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Lexicon :: Strong's G2525 - kathistēmi

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καθίστημι
Transliteration
kathistēmi (Key)
Pronunciation
kath-is'-tay-mee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
21x in 10 unique form(s) TR
22x in 11 unique form(s) LXX
134x in 40 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:444,387

Strong’s Definitions

καθίστημι kathístēmi, kath-is'-tay-mee; from G2596 and G2476; to place down (permanently), i.e. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy:—appoint, be, conduct, make, ordain, set.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's G2525 in the following manner: make (8x), make ruler (6x), ordain (3x), be (2x), appoint (1x), conduct (1x), set (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's G2525 in the following manner: make (8x), make ruler (6x), ordain (3x), be (2x), appoint (1x), conduct (1x), set (1x).

  1. to set, place, put

    1. to set one over a thing (in charge of it)

    2. to appoint one to administer an office

    3. to set down as, constitute, to declare, show to be

    4. to constitute, to render, make, cause to be

    5. to conduct or bring to a certain place

    6. to show or exhibit one's self

      1. come forward as

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καθίστημι kathístēmi, kath-is'-tay-mee; from G2596 and G2476; to place down (permanently), i.e. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy:—appoint, be, conduct, make, ordain, set.
STRONGS G2525:
καθίστημι (also καθιστάω, whence the participle καθιστῶντες Acts 17:15 R G; and καθιστάνω, whence καθιστάνοντες Acts 17:15 L T Tr WH; see ἵστημι, at the beginning); future καταστήσω; 1 aorist κατέστησα; passive, present καθισταμαι; 1 aorist κατεστάθην; 1 future κατασταθήσομαι; the Sept. for הֵשִׂים, הֵקִים, הִפְקִיד, הִתְיַצֵּב, הֶעֱמִיד, נָתַן; (properly, to set down, put down), to set, place, put:
a. τινα ἐπί τίνος, to set one over a thing (in charge of it), Matthew 24:45; Matthew 25:21, 23; Luke 12:42; Acts 6:3; also ἐπί τίνι, Matthew 24:47; Luke 12:44; ἐπί τί, Hebrews 2:7 Rec. from Psalm 8:7.
b. τινα, to appoint one to administer an office (cf. German bestellen): πρεσβυτέρους, Titus 1:5; τινα εἰς τό with an infinitive, to appoint to do something, Hebrews 8:3; τά πρός τόν Θεόν to conduct the worship of God, Hebrews 5:1; followed by ἵνα, ibid.; τινα with a predicate accusative indicating the office to be administered (to make one so and so; cf. Winers Grammar, § 32, 4b.; Buttmann, § 131, 7) (so very often in Greek writings from Herodotus down), Luke 12:14; Acts 7:10, 27, 35; Hebrews 7:28.
c. "to set down as, constitute (Latinsisto), equivalent to to declare, show to be": passive with ἁμαρτωλός, δίκαιος, Romans 5:19 (cf. Prof. T. Dwight in New Englander for 1867, p. 590ff; Dietzsch, Adam u. Christus (Bonn, 1871), p. 188).
d. "to constitute (Latinsisto) equivalent to to render, make, cause to be": τινα οὐκ ἀργόν, οὐδέ ἀκαρπον, i. e. (by litotes) laborious and fruitful, 2 Peter 1:8.
e. to conduct or bring to a certain place: τινα, Acts 17:15 (2 Chronicles 28:15 for הֵבִיא; Joshua 6:23; 1 Samuel 5:3; Homer, Odyssey 13, 274; Xenophon, an. 4, 8, 8 and in other secular authors).
f. Middle to show or exhibit oneself; come forward as: with a predicate nominative, James 4:4; ἡ γλῶσσα... ἡ σπιλοῦσα, James 3:6. (Compare: ἀντικαθίστημι, ἀποκαθίστημι.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Joshua
6:23
1 Samuel
5:3
2 Chronicles
28:15
Psalms
8:7
Matthew
24:45; 24:47; 25:21; 25:23
Luke
12:14; 12:42; 12:44
Acts
6:3; 7:10; 7:27; 7:35; 17:15; 17:15; 17:15
Romans
5:19
Titus
1:5
Hebrews
2:7; 5:1; 7:28; 8:3
James
3:6; 4:4
2 Peter
1:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2525 matches the Greek καθίστημι (kathistēmi),
which occurs 134 times in 130 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 39:4–2Sa 3:39)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:4 - So Joseph found favor in his sight and [fn]attended on him; and he appointed him overseer over his house, and all that he owned he gave in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:5 - Now it happened that from the time he appointed him overseer in his house and over all that he owned, Yahweh blessed the Egyptian’s house on account of Joseph; thus the blessing of Yahweh was upon all that he owned, in the house and in the field.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:33 - “So now let Pharaoh look for a man understanding and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:34 - “Let Pharaoh take action and appoint overseers over the land, and let him exact a fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven years of abundance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:41 - And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:43 - And he had him ride in [fn]his second chariot; and they called out before him, “[fn]Bow the knee!” And he set him over all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:5 - Then Pharaoh said to [fn]Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:14 - But he said, “Who made you a [fn]ruler or a judge over us? Are you [fn]intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said, “Surely the matter has become known.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:14 - Moreover, the foremen of the sons of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten [fn]and were asked, “Why have you not completed your required amount either yesterday or today in making brick as previously?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:21 - “But you shall [fn]select excellent men out of all the people, those who fear God, men of truth, those who hate greedy gain; and you shall place these men over them as leaders of thousands, [fn]of hundreds, [fn]of fifties, and [fn]of tens.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:10 - “So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that they may keep their priesthood, but the [fn]outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:32 - and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was the chief of the leaders of Levi and had the oversight of those who keep the responsibility of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:19 - “But do this to them that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy objects: Aaron and his sons shall go in and set each of them to his service and to his load;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:15 -

And the slope of the wadis

That extends to the site of Ar,

And leans to the border of Moab.”

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Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, came near to Moses,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:13 - ‘[fn]Choose wise and understanding and experienced men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:15 - “So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and gave them as heads over you, leaders of thousands and [fn]of hundreds, [fn]of fifties and [fn]of tens, and officers for your tribes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:18 -

“You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your gates of the towns which Yahweh your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:14 -

“When you enter the land which Yahweh your God gives you, and you possess it and live in it, and you say, ‘I will set a king over me like all the nations who are around me,’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:15 - you shall surely set a king over you whom Yahweh your God chooses, one from among your brothers you shall set as king over yourselves; you may not put a foreigner over yourselves who is not your brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:16 - “If a malicious witness rises up against a man to [fn]accuse him of [fn]wrongdoing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:9 - “Now it will be that when the officers have finished speaking to the people, they shall appoint commanders of armies at the head of the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:6 - “And it will be that the firstborn whom she bears shall [fn]assume the name of his dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:13 - “And Yahweh will make you the head and not the tail, and you only will be above, and you will not be underneath, if you listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God, which I am commanding you today, to keep and to do,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:36 - “Yahweh will lead you and your king, whom you set over you, to a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you shall serve other gods, wood and stone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:25 -

‘Outside the sword will bereave,

And inside terror—

Both choice man and virgin,

The nursing baby with the man of gray hair.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:23 - So the young men who were spies went in and brought out Rahab and her father and her mother and her brothers and all she had; they also brought out all her relatives and placed them outside the camp of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:2 - “So you shall do to Ai and its king just as you did to Jericho and its king; you shall take only its spoil and its cattle as plunder for yourselves. [fn]Set an ambush for the city behind it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:27 - But Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of Yahweh, to this day, in the place which He would choose.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:18 - And Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave and assign men by it to keep watch over them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:3 - that the manslayer who strikes down any person unintentionally, without premeditation, may flee there, and they shall become for you as a refuge from the avenger of blood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:9 - These were the appointed cities for all the sons of Israel and for the sojourner who sojourns among them, that whoever strikes down any person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood until he stands before the congregation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:11 - Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them; and Jephthah spoke all his words before Yahweh at Mizpah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:9 -

Then Hannah rose after eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the temple of Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:26 - And she said, “Oh, my lord! As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you, praying to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:10 -

Then Yahweh came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for Your slave is listening.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 5:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:3 - Then the Ashdodites arose early the next morning, and behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh. So they took Dagon and set him in his place again.

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And it happened when Samuel was old that he appointed his sons judges over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:5 - and they said to him, “Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:19 - “But you have today rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have [fn]said, ‘No, but set a king over us!’ So now, take your stand before Yahweh by your tribes and by your clans.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:23 - So they ran and took him from there, and he stood among the people. And he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:7 - “So now, take your stand, that I may judge you before Yahweh concerning all the righteous acts of Yahweh which He did for you and your fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:16 - “Even now, take your stand and see this great thing which Yahweh will do before your eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:13 - Therefore Saul turned him away from [fn]his presence and appointed him as his commander of one thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 19:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:20 - Then Saul sent messengers to take David, but they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, with Samuel standing and presiding over them. And the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul; and they also prophesied.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:9 - Then Doeg the Edomite, who was [fn]standing by the servants of Saul, said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 29:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:4 - But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him, and the commanders of the Philistines said to him, “Make the man return, that he may return to his place where you have assigned him, and do not let him go down to battle with us, or in the battle he may become an adversary to us. For with what could this man make himself acceptable to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of [fn]these men?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:10 - “So now, arise early in the morning with the servants of your lord who have come with you, and as soon as you have arisen early in the morning and have light, go.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:12 - And they gave him a piece of fig cake and two clusters of raisins, and he ate; then his spirit [fn]revived. For he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:39 - “Thus I am weak today, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too difficult for me. May Yahweh repay the evildoer according to his evil.”

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