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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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 21 times in 20 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:45 - τίς ἄρα ἐστὶν ὁ πιστὸς δοῦλος καὶ φρόνιμος ὃν κατέστησεν G2525 ὁ κύριος ἐπὶ τῆς οἰκετείας αὐτοῦ τοῦ δοῦναι αὐτοῖς τὴν τροφὴν ἐν καιρῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:47 - ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐπὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν αὐτοῦ καταστήσει G2525 αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 - ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ εὖ δοῦλε ἀγαθὲ καὶ πιστέ ἐπὶ ὀλίγα ἦς πιστός ἐπὶ πολλῶν σε καταστήσω G2525 εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν χαρὰν τοῦ κυρίου σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 - ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ εὖ δοῦλε ἀγαθὲ καὶ πιστέ ἐπὶ ὀλίγα ἦς πιστός ἐπὶ πολλῶν σε καταστήσω G2525 εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν χαρὰν τοῦ κυρίου σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:14 - ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἄνθρωπε τίς με κατέστησεν G2525 κριτὴν ἢ μεριστὴν ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:42 - καὶ εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τίς ἄρα ἐστὶν ὁ πιστὸς οἰκονόμος ὁ φρόνιμος ὃν καταστήσει G2525 ὁ κύριος ἐπὶ τῆς θεραπείας αὐτοῦ τοῦ διδόναι ἐν καιρῷ τὸ σιτομέτριον

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:44 - ἀληθῶς λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐπὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν αὐτοῦ καταστήσει G2525 αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:3 - ἐπισκέψασθε δέ ἀδελφοί ἄνδρας ἐξ ὑμῶν μαρτυρουμένους ἑπτὰ πλήρεις πνεύματος καὶ σοφίας οὓς καταστήσομεν G2525 ἐπὶ τῆς χρείας ταύτης

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:10 - καὶ ἐξείλατο αὐτὸν ἐκ πασῶν τῶν θλίψεων αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ χάριν καὶ σοφίαν ἐναντίον Φαραὼ βασιλέως Αἰγύπτου καὶ κατέστησεν G2525 αὐτὸν ἡγούμενον ἐπ᾽ Αἴγυπτον καὶ ἐφ᾽ ὅλον τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:27 - ὁ δὲ ἀδικῶν τὸν πλησίον ἀπώσατο αὐτὸν εἰπών τίς σε κατέστησεν G2525 ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστὴν ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35 - τοῦτον τὸν Μωϋσῆν ὃν ἠρνήσαντο εἰπόντες τίς σε κατέστησεν G2525 ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστήν τοῦτον ὁ θεὸς καὶ ἄρχοντα καὶ λυτρωτὴν ἀπέσταλκεν σὺν χειρὶ ἀγγέλου τοῦ ὀφθέντος αὐτῷ ἐν τῇ βάτῳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:15 - οἱ δὲ καθιστάνοντες G2525 τὸν Παῦλον ἤγαγον ἕως Ἀθηνῶν καὶ λαβόντες ἐντολὴν πρὸς τὸν Σιλᾶν καὶ τὸν Τιμόθεον ἵνα ὡς τάχιστα ἔλθωσιν πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐξῄεσαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:19 - ὥσπερ γὰρ διὰ τῆς παρακοῆς τοῦ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου ἁμαρτωλοὶ κατεστάθησαν G2525 οἱ πολλοί οὕτως καὶ διὰ τῆς ὑπακοῆς τοῦ ἑνὸς δίκαιοι κατασταθήσονται G2525 οἱ πολλοί

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:5 - τούτου χάριν ἀπέλιπόν σε ἐν Κρήτῃ ἵνα τὰ λείποντα ἐπιδιορθώσῃ καὶ καταστήσῃς G2525 κατὰ πόλιν πρεσβυτέρους ὡς ἐγώ σοι διεταξάμην

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:1 - πᾶς γὰρ ἀρχιερεὺς ἐξ ἀνθρώπων λαμβανόμενος ὑπὲρ ἀνθρώπων καθίσταται G2525 τὰ πρὸς τὸν θεόν ἵνα προσφέρῃ δῶρά τε καὶ θυσίας ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτιῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:28 - ὁ νόμος γὰρ ἀνθρώπους καθίστησιν G2525 ἀρχιερεῖς ἔχοντας ἀσθένειαν ὁ λόγος δὲ τῆς ὁρκωμοσίας τῆς μετὰ τὸν νόμον υἱὸν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τετελειωμένον

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:3 - πᾶς γὰρ ἀρχιερεὺς εἰς τὸ προσφέρειν δῶρά τε καὶ θυσίας καθίσταται G2525 ὅθεν ἀναγκαῖον ἔχειν τι καὶ τοῦτον ὃ προσενέγκῃ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:6 - καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα πῦρ ὁ κόσμος τῆς ἀδικίας ἡ γλῶσσα καθίσταται G2525 ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν ἡμῶν ἡ σπιλοῦσα ὅλον τὸ σῶμα καὶ φλογίζουσα τὸν τροχὸν τῆς γενέσεως καὶ φλογιζομένη ὑπὸ τῆς γεέννης

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:4 - μοιχαλίδες οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ φιλία τοῦ κόσμου ἔχθρα τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν ὃς ἐὰν οὖν βουληθῇ φίλος εἶναι τοῦ κόσμου ἐχθρὸς τοῦ θεοῦ καθίσταται G2525

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:8 - ταῦτα γὰρ ὑμῖν ὑπάρχοντα καὶ πλεονάζοντα οὐκ ἀργοὺς οὐδὲ ἀκάρπους καθίστησιν G2525 εἰς τὴν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐπίγνωσιν
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