ἵστημι

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).