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ἵστημι

histēmito standHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb153 occurrences16 books149 verses

Definition

ἵστημι, and in late writers, also ἱστάνω (Veitch, see word; Bl., §23, 2; M, Pr., 55), [in LXX chiefly for עמד, קוּם, also for נצב ni., hi., יצב hith., etc.].

I. Trans, in pres., impf., fut. and 1 aor. act. and in the tenses of the pass.

1. to make to stand, to place, set, set up, establish, appoint: with accusative of person(s), Mark 7:9, Acts 1:23; 6:13; 17:31, Hebrews 10:9; id. before ἐπί, with accusative loc, Matthew 4:5, Luke 4:9; ἐν μέσῳ, Matthew 18:2, Mark 9:36, Jhn.8:[3]; ἐνώπιον, Acts 6:6; παρ᾽ ἑαυτῷ, Luke 9:47; ἐκ δεξιῶν, Matthew 25:33; mid., to place oneself, to stand: Revelation 18:15; so also pass., to be made to stand, to stand: Matthew 2:9, Luke 11:18; 19:8, 2 Corinthians 13:1, al.

2. to set in a balance, to weigh (cl.; LXX for שׁקל, Isaiah 46:6, al.): Matthew 26:15,

II. Intrans., in pf., plpf. (with sense of present and impf.; M, Pr., 147f.) and 2 aor. act., to stand, stand by, stand still: Matthew 20:32; 26:73, Mark 10:49, Luke 8:44, John 1:35; 3:29, Acts 16:9, al.; before ἐν, Matthew 6:5, al.; ἐνώπιον, Acts 10:30, al.; πρός, with dative loc., John 18:16; ἐπί, with genitive loc., Luke 6:17, Acts 5:23; 25:10, al.; ἔμπροσθεν, Matthew 27:11; κύκλῳ, Revelation 7:11; ἐκ δεξιῶν, Luke 1:11; ἐπί, with accusative, Matthew 13:2, Revelation 3:20; παρά, Luke 5:2; ἐκεῖ, Mark 11:5; ὧδε, Mark 9:1; ὅπου, Mark 13:14; ἔξω, Matthew 12:46; μακρόθεν, Luke 18:13; πόρρωθεν, Luke 17:12. Metaphorical, to stand ready, stand firm, be steadfast: 1 Corinthians 7:37; 10:12, Ephesians 6:11, Ephesians 6:13 14, Colossians 4:12; τ. πίστει, Romans 11:20; ἐν τ. ἀληθείᾳ, John 8:44; εν τ. χάριτι, Romans 5:2; ἐν τ. εὐαγγελίῳ, 1 Corinthians 15:1 (cf. ἀν-, ἐπ-ἀν-, ἐξ-ἀν, ἀνθ-, ἀφ-, δι-, ἐν-, ἐξ-, ἐπ- (-μαι), ἐφ-, κατ-ἐφ-, συν-ἐφ-, καθ-, ἀντι-καθ-, ἀπο-καθ-, μεθ-, παρ-, περι-, προ-, συν-ίστημι).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἵστημι:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

153 total
  1. Luke 21:36σταθῆναι · to stand
    So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
  2. Luke 23:10Εἱστήκεισαν · stood there
    Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.
  3. Luke 23:35εἱστήκει · stood
    The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
  4. Luke 23:49εἱστήκεισαν · stood
    But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.
  5. Luke 24:17ἐστάθησαν · They stood still
    He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.
  6. Luke 24:36ἔστη · stood
    While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
  7. John 1:26ἕστηκεν · stands
    “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
  8. John 1:35εἱστήκει · was there
    The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
  9. John 3:29ἑστηκὼς · stands
    The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
  10. John 6:22ἑστηκὼς · had remained
    The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.
  11. John 7:37εἱστήκει · stood up
    On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
  12. John 8:3στήσαντες · They made her stand
    The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
  13. John 11:56ἑστηκότες · [as] they stood
    They kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?”
  14. John 12:29ἑστὼς · standing [there]
    The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.
  15. John 18:5Εἱστήκει · was standing [there]
    “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas His betrayer was standing there with them.
  16. John 18:16εἱστήκει · stood
    But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.
  17. John 18:18Εἱστήκεισαν · were standing around; ἑστὼς · standing
    Because it was cold, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm. And Peter was also standing with them, warming himself.
  18. John 18:25ἑστὼς · standing
    Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”
  19. John 19:25Εἱστήκεισαν · stood
    Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.
  20. John 20:11εἱστήκει · stood
    But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,
  21. John 20:14ἑστῶτα · standing [there]
    When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not recognize that it was Jesus.
  22. John 20:19ἔστη · stood
    It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
  23. John 20:26ἔστη · stood
    Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
  24. John 21:4ἔστη · stood
    Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus.
  25. Acts 1:11ἑστήκατε · do you stand [here]
    “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
  26. Acts 1:23ἔστησαν · they proposed
    So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
  27. Acts 2:14Σταθεὶς · stood up
    Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.
  28. Acts 3:8ἔστη · to his feet
    He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.
  29. Acts 4:7στήσαντες · They had
    They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
  30. Acts 4:14ἑστῶτα · standing [there]
    And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in response.
  31. Acts 5:20σταθέντες · stand
    “Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
  32. Acts 5:23ἑστῶτας · posted
    “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
  33. Acts 5:25ἑστῶτες · standing
    Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”
  34. Acts 5:27ἔστησαν · [and] made [them] stand
    They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.
  35. Acts 6:6ἔστησαν · They presented
    They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
  36. Acts 6:13Ἔστησάν · they presented
    …where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
  37. Acts 7:33ἕστηκας · you are standing
    Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
  38. Acts 7:55ἑστῶτα · standing
    But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
  39. Acts 7:56ἑστῶτα · standing
    “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
  40. Acts 7:60στήσῃς · hold
    Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
  41. Acts 8:38στῆναι · to stop
    And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
  42. Acts 9:7εἱστήκεισαν · stood [there]
    The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
  43. Acts 10:30ἔστη · stood
    Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
  44. Acts 11:13σταθέντα · standing
    He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
  45. Acts 12:14ἑστάναι · is standing
    When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
  46. Acts 16:9ἑστὼς · standing
    During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
  47. Acts 17:22Σταθεὶς · stood up
    Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.
  48. Acts 17:31ἔστησεν · He has set
    For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
  49. Acts 21:40ἑστὼς · stood
    Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew: