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Lexicon :: Strong's G2476 - histēmi

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ἵστημι
Transliteration
histēmi (Key)
Pronunciation
his'-tay-mee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A prolonged form of a primary stao {stah'-o} (of the same meaning, and used for it in certain tenses)
mGNT
155x in 51 unique form(s)
TR
155x in 54 unique form(s)
LXX
586x in 70 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:638,1082

Strong’s Definitions

ἵστημι hístēmi, his'-tay-mee; a prolonged form of a primary στάω stáō stah'-o (of the same meaning, and used for it in certain tenses); to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively):—abide, appoint, bring, continue, covenant, establish, hold up, lay, present, set (up), stanch, stand (by, forth, still, up). Compare G5087.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 158x

The KJV translates Strong's G2476 in the following manner: stand (116x), set (11x), establish (5x), stand still (4x), stand by (3x), miscellaneous (17x), variations of 'stand' (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 158x
The KJV translates Strong's G2476 in the following manner: stand (116x), set (11x), establish (5x), stand still (4x), stand by (3x), miscellaneous (17x), variations of 'stand' (2x).
  1. to cause or make to stand, to place, put, set

    1. to bid to stand by, [set up]

      1. in the presence of others, in the midst, before judges, before members of the Sanhedrin;

      2. to place

    2. to make firm, fix establish

      1. to cause a person or a thing to keep his or its place

      2. to stand, be kept intact (of family, a kingdom), to escape in safety

      3. to establish a thing, cause it to stand

        1. to uphold or sustain the authority or force of anything

    3. to set or place in a balance

      1. to weigh: money to one (because in very early times before the introduction of coinage, the metals used to be weighed)

  2. to stand

    1. to stand by or near

      1. to stop, stand still, to stand immovable, stand firm

        1. of the foundation of a building

    2. to stand

      1. continue safe and sound, stand unharmed, to stand ready or prepared

      2. to be of a steadfast mind

      3. of quality, one who does not hesitate, does not waiver

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἵστημι hístēmi, his'-tay-mee; a prolonged form of a primary στάω stáō stah'-o (of the same meaning, and used for it in certain tenses); to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively):—abide, appoint, bring, continue, covenant, establish, hold up, lay, present, set (up), stanch, stand (by, forth, still, up). Compare G5087.
STRONGS G2476:
ἵστημι, more rarely ἱστάω (((from Herodotus down; cf. Veitch, under the word)) ἱστῶμεν, Romans 3:31 R G) and ἱστάνω (((late; cf. Veitch, under the word)) ἱστάνομεν, Romans 3:31 L T Tr WH) (cf. Buttmann, 44f (38f); Winers Grammar, § 14,1f.; 87 (83); WHs Appendix, p. 168; Veitch, p. 337f); future στήσω; 1 aorist ἔστησα; 2 aorist ἔστην, imperative στῆθι, infinitive στῆναι, participle στάς; perfect ἕστηκα (with present force; Winer's Grammar, 274 (257)), infinitive ἑστάναι (Relz st bez G Tr ἑστάναι in Acts 12:14) (nowhere ἑστηκεναι), participle masculine ἑστηκώς with neuter ἑστηκός, and in the shorter form ἑστώς, ἑστῶσα (John 8:9), with neuter ἑστώς and (L T Tr WH in Matthew 24:15 (here Rst also); Revelation 14:1) ἑστός (cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 208; (Rutherford, Babrius, p. 39f; Winers Grammar, § 14, 1 i.; Buttmann, 48 (41))); pluperfect εἱστήκειν ((but WH uniformly ἱστ.; see Iota) with force of imperfect Winer's Grammar, 274 (257)), 3 person plural εἱστήκεισαν (Matthew 12:46; John 18:18; Acts 9:7 and L T Tr WH in Revelation 7:11) and ἑστήκεσαν (Revelation 7:11 R G (cf. Winers Grammar, § 14, 1 a.; yet Buttmann, 43 (38))); passive, 1 aorist ἐστάθην; 1 future σταθήσομαι; 1 future middle στήσομαι (Revelation 18:15);
I. Transitively in the present, imperfect, future, and 1 aorist active; likewise in the tenses of the passive (cf. Buttmann, 47 (41) contra Winers Grammar, 252 (237)) (the Sept. for הֶעֱמִיד, הֵקִים, הִצִּיב); (from Homer down); to cause or make to stand; to place, put, set;
1. universally,
α. properly, τινα, to bid to stand by (set up): Acts 1:23; Acts 6:13; in the presence of others: ἐν μέσῳ, in the midst, John 8:3, and ἐν τῷ μέσῳ, Acts 4:7; ἐνώπιον τίνος, Acts 6:6; before judges: εἰς αὐτούς, before the members of the Sanhedrin, Acts 22:30; ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ, Acts 5:27; ἐπί with the genitive of the judge, passive σταθήσεσθε, Mark 13:9; τινα ἄμωμον κατενώπιον τίνος, to (set one i. e.) cause one to make his appearance faultless before etc. Jude 1:24; to place (i. e. designate the place for one to occupy): ἐν μέσῳ τινων, Matthew 18:2; Mark 9:36; παῥ ἑαυτῷ, Luke 9:47; ἐκ δεξιῶν, Matthew 25:33; ἐπί τί (accusative of place), Matthew 4:5; Luke 4:9. Middle to place oneself, to stand (German sich hinstellen, hintreten): ἀπό μακρόθεν, Revelation 18:15; likewise in the passive: σταθείς, Luke 18:11, 40; Luke 19:8; (ἐστάθησαν σκυθρωποί they stood still, looking sad, Luke 24:17 T WH Tr text (cf. II. 1 b. β.)); Acts 2:14; Acts 11:13; with ἐν μέσῳ τίνος, τινων, added, Acts 17:22; Acts 27:21; σταθέντες, when they had appeared (before the judge), Acts 25:18.
β. tropically, to make firm, fix, establish: τί, τινα, to cause a person or thing to keep his or its place; passive to stand, be kept intact (of a family, a kingdom): Matthew 12:25ff; Luke 11:18; equivalent to to escape in safety, Revelation 6:17; with ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου added, Luke 21:36; στῆσαι τινα, to cause one to preserve a right state of mind, Romans 14:4 (see Meyer); passive σταθήσεται, shall be made to stand, i. e. shall be kept from falling, ibid. τί, to establish a thing, cause it to stand, i. e. to uphold or sustain the authority or force of anything: Hebrews 10:9 (opposed to ἀναιρεῖν); τήν παράδοσιν, Mark 7:9; τήν ἰδίαν δικαιοσύνην, Romans 10:3; τόν νόμον (opposed to κατάργω), Romans 3:31 (τόν ὅρκον, Genesis 26:3; τήν διαθήκην, Exodus 6:4; 1 Macc. 2:27). equivalent to to ratify, confirm: σταθῇ, σταθήσεται πᾶν ῤῆμα, Matthew 18:16; 2 Corinthians 13:1. to appoint (cf. colloquial English set): ἡμέραν, Acts 17:31; cf. Grimm on 1 Macc. 4:59.
2. to set or place in a balance; to weigh: money to one (because in very early times, before the introduction of coinage, the metals used to be weighed) i. e. to pay, Matthew 26:15 (so in Greek writings from Homer down; cf. Passow, under the word, p. 1508b; (Liddell and Scott, under the word A. IV.); the Sept. for שָׁקַל, Isaiah 46:6; Jeremiah 39:9ff (Jer. 32:9ff); Zechariah 11:12; 1 Esdr. 8:25ff; etc.); this furnishes the explanation of the phrase μή στήσῃς αὐτοῖς τήν ἁμαρτίαν ταύτην, do not reckon to them, call them to account for, this sin (A. V. lay not this sin to their charge), Acts 7:60 ((cf. Meyer at the passage)).
II. Intransitively in the perfect and pluperfect (having the sense of a present and an imperfect (see above)), also in 2 aorist active, to stand; the Septuagint for נִצַּב עָמַד קוּם;
1. properly,
a. followed by prepositions or adverbs of place: followed by ἐν with the dative of place (cf. Buttmann, 329 (283)), Matthew 6:5; Matthew 20:3; Matthew 24:15; Luke 24:36; John 8:9; John 11:56; Acts 5:25; Acts 7:33 (L T Tr WH ἐπί with the dative); Revelation 5:6; Revelation 19:17; ἐνώπιον τίνος, Acts 10:30; Revelation 7:9; Revelation 8:2; Revelation 11:4; Revelation 12:4; πρός with the dative of place, John 18:16; ἐπί with the genitive of place (German auf, upon), Luke 6:17; Acts 21:40; Revelation 10:5, 8; with the genitive of the judge or tribunal, before (cf. ἐπί, A. I. 2 b.), Acts 24:20; Acts 25:10; πέραν with the genitive of place, John 6:22; πρό, Acts 5:23 (R G; but L T Tr WH ἐπί τῶν θυρῶν (at, German an; cf. above and see ἐπί, A. I. 2 a.)); Acts 12:14; ἔμπροσθεν τίνος, before one as judge, Matthew 27:11; κύκλῳ (τίνος), around, Revelation 7:11; μέσος ὑμῶν, in the midst of you, living among you, John 1:26; ἐκ δεξιῶν τίνος, Luke 1:11; Acts 7:55f; ἐν μέσῳ, John 8:9; πρός with the accusative (G L T Tr WH with the dative (see πρός, II.)) of place, John 20:11; ἐπί with the accusative of place (see ἐπί, C. I.), Matthew 13:2; Revelation 3:20; Revelation 7:1; Revelation 14:1; Revelation 15:2; ἐπί τούς πόδας, to stand upright, Acts 26:16; Revelation 11:11; παρά with the accusative, Luke 5:2; Luke 7:38; εἰς, John 21:4 (L T Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading ἐπί (see ἐπί, C. I. 1 d.)); ἐκεῖ, Matthew 27:47; Mark 11:5; James 2:3; ὧδε, Matthew 16:28; Matthew 20:6; Mark 9:1; Luke 9:27 (here T Tr WH αὐτοῦ, which see); ὅπου, Mark 13:14; ἔξω, Matthew 12:46, 47 (here WH in marginal reading only); Mark 3:31; Luke 8:20; Luke 13:25; μακρόθεν, Luke 18:13; Luke 23:49 (R G Tr text); ἀπό, μακρόθεν, Revelation 18:10, 17; (Luke 23:49 L T WH Tr marginal reading (but ἀπό in brackets)); πόρρωθεν, Luke 17:12.
b. absolutely;
α. to stand by, stand near (in a place already mentioned, so that the reader readily understands where): Matthew 26:73; John 1:35; John 3:29; John 7:37; John 12:29; John 18:18, 25; John 20:14; Acts 16:9; Acts 22:25; with a participle or adjective (indicating the purpose or act or condition of the one standing): Matthew 20:6; Luke 23:10; Acts 1:11; Acts 9:7; Acts 26:6; opposed to καθίζειν, Hebrews 10:11f
β. if what is said to stand had been in motion (walking, flowing, etc.), to stop, stand still: Matthew 2:9 (Rec. ἔστη, L T Tr WH ἐστάθη (cf. I. 1 a.)); Matthew 20:32; Mark 10:49; Luke 8:44; Acts 8:38.
γ. contextually, to stand immutable, stand firm, of the foundation of a building: 2 Timothy 2:19.
2. metaphorically,
a. to stand, i. e. continue safe and sound, stand unharmed: Acts 26:22.
b. to stand ready or prepared: with a participle, Ephesians 6:14.
c. to be of a steadfast mind; so in the maxim in 1 Corinthians 10:12.
d. followed by a participle of quality, Colossians 4:12; ὅς ἕστηκεν ἑδραῖος, who does not hesitate, does not waver, 1 Corinthians 7:37; in a figure, of one who vanquishes his adversaries and holds the ground, Ephesians 6:13; also of one who in the midst of the fight holds his position πρός τινα, against the foe, Ephesians 6:11 (cf. Exodus 14:13; [Psalm 36:12] Ps. 35:13 (Ps. 36:13)). to persist, continue, persevere: τῇ πίστει, dative commodi (so as not to fall from thy faith (others take the dative instrumentally, by thy faith; cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 6 c.; Buttmann, § 133, 24)), Romans 11:20; ἐν τῇ ἀλήθεια, John 8:44 (where the meaning is, his nature abhors, is utterly estranged from, the truth; Vulg. incorrectly, in veritate non stetit; Luther, ist nicht bestanden (A. V. abode not etc.); but the Zürich version correctly, besteht nicht (WH read ἔστηκεν, imperfect of στήκω, which see)); ἐν τῇ χάριτι, Romans 5:2; ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ, 1 Corinthians 15:1; εἰς ἥν (namely, χάριν) ἑστήκατε, into which ye have entered, that ye may stand fast in it, 1 Peter 5:12 (but L T Tr WH read στῆτε (2 aorist active imperative 2 person plural) enter and stand fast; Buttmann, § 147, 16, cf. p. 329 (283)). Note: From ἕστηκα is formed the verb στήκω, which see in its place. (Compare: ἀνίστημι, ἐπανίστημι, ἐξανίστημι, ἀνθίστημι, ἀφίστημι, διΐστημι, ἐνίστημι, ἐξίστημι, ἐπιστημι (ἐπίστημαι), ἐφίστημι, κατεφιστημι, συνεφίστημι, καθίστημι, ἀντικαθίστημι, ἀποκαθίστημι, μεθίστημι, παρίστημι, περιΐστημι, προστημι, συνίστημι.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
26:3
Exodus
1; 6:4; 14:13
Psalms
36:12
Isaiah
46:6
Jeremiah
32:9; 39:9
Zechariah
1; 11:12
Matthew
2:9; 4:5; 6:5; 12:25; 12:46; 12:46; 12:47; 13:2; 16:28; 18:2; 18:16; 20:3; 20:6; 20:6; 20:32; 24:15; 24:15; 25:33; 26:15; 26:73; 27:11; 27:47
Mark
3:31; 7:9; 9:1; 9:36; 10:49; 11:5; 13:9; 13:14
Luke
1:11; 4:9; 5:2; 6:17; 7:38; 8:20; 8:44; 9:27; 9:47; 11:18; 13:25; 17:12; 18:11; 18:13; 18:40; 19:8; 21:36; 23:10; 23:49; 23:49; 24:17; 24:36
John
1:26; 1:35; 3:29; 6:22; 7:37; 8:3; 8:9; 8:9; 8:9; 8:44; 11:56; 12:29; 18:16; 18:18; 18:18; 18:25; 20:11; 20:14; 21:4
Acts
1:11; 1:23; 2:14; 4:7; 5:23; 5:25; 5:27; 6:6; 6:13; 7:33; 7:55; 7:60; 8:38; 9:7; 9:7; 10:30; 11:13; 12:14; 12:14; 16:9; 17:22; 17:31; 21:40; 22:25; 22:30; 24:20; 25:10; 25:18; 26:6; 26:16; 26:22; 27:21
Romans
3:31; 3:31; 3:31; 5:2; 10:3; 11:20; 14:4
1 Corinthians
7:37; 10:12; 15:1
2 Corinthians
13:1
Ephesians
6:11; 6:13; 6:14
Colossians
4:12
2 Timothy
2:19
Hebrews
10:9; 10:11
James
2:3
1 Peter
5:12
Jude
1:24
Revelation
3:20; 5:6; 6:17; 7:1; 7:9; 7:11; 7:11; 7:11; 8:2; 10:5; 10:8; 11:4; 11:11; 12:4; 14:1; 14:1; 15:2; 18:10; 18:15; 18:15; 18:17; 19:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2476 matches the Greek ἵστημι (histēmi),
which occurs 35 times in 35 verses in 'Act' in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:11 - qui et dixerunt viri galilaei quid statis aspicientes in caelum hic Iesus qui adsumptus est a vobis in caelum sic veniet quemadmodum vidistis eum euntem in caelum
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:23 - et statuerunt duos Ioseph qui vocabatur Barsabban qui cognominatus est Iustus et Matthiam
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:14 - stans autem Petrus cum undecim levavit vocem suam et locutus est eis viri iudaei et qui habitatis Hierusalem universi hoc vobis notum sit et auribus percipite verba mea
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:8 - et exiliens stetit et ambulabat et intravit cum illis in templum ambulans et exiliens et laudans Dominum
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:7 - et statuentes eos in medio interrogabant in qua virtute aut in quo nomine fecistis hoc vos
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:14 - hominem quoque videntes stantem cum eis qui curatus fuerat nihil poterant contradicere
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:20 - ite et stantes loquimini in templo plebi omnia verba vitae huius
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:23 - dicentes carcerem quidem invenimus clausum cum omni diligentia et custodes stantes ad ianuas aperientes autem neminem intus invenimus
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:25 - adveniens autem quidam nuntiavit eis quia ecce viri quos posuistis in carcere sunt in templo stantes et docentes populum
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:27 - et cum adduxissent illos statuerunt in concilio et interrogavit eos princeps sacerdotum
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:6 - hos statuerunt ante conspectum apostolorum et orantes inposuerunt eis manus
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:13 - et statuerunt testes falsos dicentes homo iste non cessat loqui verba adversus locum sanctum et legem
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:33 - dixit autem illi Dominus solve calciamentum pedum tuorum locus enim in quo stas terra sancta est
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:55 - [Vulgate 7:55a] cum autem esset plenus Spiritu Sancto intendens in caelum vidit gloriam Dei et Iesum stantem a dextris Dei
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:56 - [Vulgate 7:55b] et ait ecce video caelos apertos et Filium hominis a dextris stantem Dei
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:60 - [Vulgate 7:59a] positis autem genibus clamavit voce magna Domine ne statuas illis hoc peccatum et cum hoc dixisset obdormivit
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:38 - et iussit stare currum et descenderunt uterque in aquam Philippus et eunuchus et baptizavit eum
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:7 - [Vulgate 9:7b] viri autem illi qui comitabantur cum eo stabant stupefacti audientes quidem vocem neminem autem videntes
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:30 - et Cornelius ait a nudius quartana die usque in hanc horam orans eram hora nona in domo mea et ecce vir stetit ante me in veste candida et ait
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:13 - narravit autem nobis quomodo vidisset angelum in domo sua stantem et dicentem sibi mitte in Ioppen et accersi Simonem qui cognominatur Petrus
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:14 - et ut cognovit vocem Petri prae gaudio non aperuit ianuam sed intro currens nuntiavit stare Petrum ante ianuam
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:9 - et visio per noctem Paulo ostensa est vir macedo quidam erat stans et deprecans eum et dicens transiens in Macedoniam adiuva nos
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:22 - stans autem Paulus in medio Ariopagi ait viri athenienses per omnia quasi superstitiosiores vos video
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:31 - eo quod statuit diem in qua iudicaturus est orbem in aequitate in viro in quo statuit fidem praebens omnibus suscitans eum a mortuis
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:40 - et cum ille permisisset Paulus stans in gradibus annuit manu ad plebem et magno silentio facto adlocutus est hebraea lingua dicens
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:25 - et cum adstrinxissent eum loris dixit adstanti sibi centurioni Paulus si hominem romanum et indemnatum licet vobis flagellare
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:30 - postera autem die volens scire diligentius qua ex causa accusaretur a Iudaeis solvit eum et iussit sacerdotes convenire et omne concilium et producens Paulum statuit inter illos
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:20 - aut hii ipsi dicant si quid invenerunt in me iniquitatis cum stem in concilio
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:21 - nisi de una hac solummodo voce qua clamavi inter eos stans quoniam de resurrectione mortuorum ego iudicor hodie a vobis
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:10 - dixit autem Paulus ad tribunal Caesaris sto ubi me oportet iudicari Iudaeis non nocui sicut tu melius nosti
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:18 - de quo cum stetissent accusatores nullam causam deferebant de quibus ego suspicabar malum
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:6 - et nunc in spe quae ad patres nostros repromissionis facta est a Deo sto iudicio subiectus
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:16 - sed exsurge et sta super pedes tuos ad hoc enim apparui tibi ut constituam te ministrum et testem eorum quae vidisti et eorum quibus apparebo tibi
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:22 - auxilio autem adiutus Dei usque in hodiernum diem sto testificans minori atque maiori nihil extra dicens quam ea quae prophetae sunt locuti futura esse et Moses
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:21 - et cum multa ieiunatio fuisset tunc stans Paulus in medio eorum dixit oportebat quidem o viri audito me non tollere a Creta lucrique facere iniuriam hanc et iacturam
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