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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 21 times in 20 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:45 - Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:47 - Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 - His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 - His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:14 - But he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:42 - And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:44 - Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:3 - Look ye out therefore, brethren, from among you seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:10 - and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:27 - But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35 - This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:15 - But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timothy that they should come to him with all speed, they departed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:19 - For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:5 - For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:1 - For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:28 - For the law appointeth men high priests, having infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was after the law, appointeth a Son, perfected for evermore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:3 - For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is necessary that this high priest also have somewhat to offer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:6 - And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:4 - Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:8 - For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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