Gloss
(intr.) to stand, to stand (firm), be present; to stop; (tr.) to make stand, place, put, establish
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἵστημι
Greek transliteration
histēmi
Simplified transliteration
histemi
Principal Parts
στήσω, ἔστησα <ε>ορ</ε> ἔστην, ἕστηκα, -, ἐστάθην
Numbers
Strong's number
2476
GK Number
2705
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
154
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-6a
Definition
pluperfect, ἑστάμην, also formed as στήκω 10x, trans. to make to stand, set, place, Mt. 4:5; to set forth, appoint, Acts 1:23; to fix, appoint, Acts 17:31; to establish, confirm, Rom. 10:3; Heb. 10:9; to set down, impute, Acts 7:60; to weigh out, pay, Mt. 26:15; intrans. to stand, Mt. 12:46; to stand fast, be firm, be permanent, endure, Mt. 12:25; Eph. 6:13; to be confirmed, proved, Mt. 18:16; 2 Cor. 13:1; to stop, Lk. 7:14; 8:44; Acts 8:38
Greek-English Concordance for ἵστημι
| Luke 23:10 | even though the chief priests and the scribes stood (heistēkeisan | εἱστήκεισαν | pluperf act ind 3 pl) by, vehemently accusing him. |
| Luke 23:35 | The people stood (heistēkei | εἱστήκει | pluperf act ind 3 sg) by, watching. The rulers scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One!” |
| Luke 23:49 | And all who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, were (heistēkeisan | εἱστήκεισαν | pluperf act ind 3 pl) standing (heistēkeisan | εἱστήκεισαν | pluperf act ind 3 pl) at a distance, watching these things. |
| Luke 24:17 | He asked them, “What are these matters you are discussing with each other as you walk along?” They came to a stop (estathēsan | ἐστάθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl), looking sad. |
| Luke 24:36 | While they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood (estē | ἔστη | aor act ind 3 sg) in their midst and said to them, “Peace to you.” |
| John 1:35 | Again, on the following day, John was standing (heistēkei | εἱστήκει | pluperf act ind 3 sg) there with two of his disciples. |
| John 3:29 | It is the bridegroom who has the bride; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands (hestēkōs | ἑστηκώς | perf act ptcp nom sg masc) by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. |
| John 6:22 | On the next day the crowd was standing (hestēkōs | ἑστηκώς | perf act ptcp nom sg masc) on the other side of the lake. They knew that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not gotten into the boat with his disciples, but that the disciples had left without him. |
| John 7:37 | On the last day of the festival, the great day, Jesus stood (heistēkei | εἱστήκει | pluperf act ind 3 sg) and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. |
| John 8:3 | The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and making (stēsantes | στήσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) her stand (stēsantes | στήσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) before them, |
| John 11:56 | They were looking for Jesus and were talking with one another as (hestēkotes | ἑστηκότες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) they (hestēkotes | ἑστηκότες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) were (hestēkotes | ἑστηκότες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) standing (hestēkotes | ἑστηκότες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) in the temple, “What do you think? Surely he will not come to the festival, will he?” |
| John 12:29 | The crowd that was standing (hestōs | ἑστώς | perf act ptcp nom sg masc) there and had heard the voice said that it was thunder; others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” |
| John 18:5 | They answered him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He said to them, “I am he.” Now Judas, who betrayed him, was standing (heistēkei | εἱστήκει | pluperf act ind 3 sg) with them. |
| John 18:16 | but Peter remained (heistēkei | εἱστήκει | pluperf act ind 3 sg) outside at the door. So the other disciple, the one who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in. |
| John 18:18 | The servants and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and were (heistēkeisan | εἱστήκεισαν | pluperf act ind 3 pl) standing (heistēkeisan | εἱστήκεισαν | pluperf act ind 3 pl) there (heistēkeisan | εἱστήκεισαν | pluperf act ind 3 pl) and warming themselves, and Peter also was standing (hestōs | ἑστώς | perf act ptcp nom sg masc) with them and warming himself. |
| John 18:25 | Now Simon Peter was still standing (hestōs | ἑστώς | perf act ptcp nom sg masc) and warming himself, so they said to him, “You are not one of his disciples, are you?” Peter denied it and said, “I am not!” |
| John 19:25 | Now standing (heistēkeisan | εἱστήκεισαν | pluperf act ind 3 pl) beside Jesus’ cross were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. |
| John 20:11 | But Mary stood (heistēkei | εἱστήκει | pluperf act ind 3 sg) weeping outside the tomb. As she was weeping she stooped down to look into the tomb. |
| John 20:14 | Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing (hestōta | ἑστῶτα | perf act ptcp acc sg masc) there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. |
| John 20:19 | On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, when the doors were locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood (estē | ἔστη | aor act ind 3 sg) in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” |
| John 20:26 | Eight days later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood (estē | ἔστη | aor act ind 3 sg) in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.” |
| John 21:4 | Now when morning had dawned, there stood (estē | ἔστη | aor act ind 3 sg) Jesus on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. |
| Acts 1:11 | and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand (hestēkate | ἑστήκατε | perf act ind 2 pl) looking up into the sky? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him going into heaven.” |
| Acts 1:23 | So they proposed (estēsan | ἔστησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) two, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was called Justus), and Matthias. |
| Acts 2:14 | But Peter, taking his stand (statheis | σταθείς | aor pass ptcp nom sg masc) with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. |
