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
| Acts 3:8 | and jumping up, he stood (estē | ἔστη | aor act ind 3 sg) and began to walk and entered with them into the temple, walking and jumping and praising God. |
| Acts 4:7 | And having set (stēsantes | στήσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) them in the midst, they began to inquire, “By what power or by what name did you do this?” |
| Acts 4:14 | But seeing the man who had been healed standing (hestōta | ἑστῶτα | perf act ptcp acc sg masc) with them, they had nothing to say in opposition. |
| Acts 5:20 | “Go and stand (stathentes | σταθέντες | aor pass ptcp nom pl masc) in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.” |
| Acts 5:23 | saying, “We found the prison locked with every security and the guards standing (hestōtas | ἑστῶτας | perf act ptcp acc pl masc) at the doors, but when we opened it we found no one inside.” |
| Acts 5:25 | And someone came and reported to them, “Look! The men whom you put in the prison are standing (hestōtes | ἑστῶτες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) in the temple and teaching the people.” |
| Acts 5:27 | And they (estēsan | ἔστησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) brought them and had them stand (estēsan | ἔστησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) before the council. The high priest questioned them, |
| Acts 6:6 | These they set (estēsan | ἔστησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them. |
| Acts 6:13 | and they set (estēsan | ἔστησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) up false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop saying words against this holy place and the law, |
| Acts 7:33 | And the Lord said to him, ‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you stand (hestēkas | ἕστηκας | perf act ind 2 sg) is holy ground. |
| Acts 7:55 | But Stephen, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked right into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing (hestōta | ἑστῶτα | perf act ptcp acc sg masc) at the right hand of God. |
| Acts 7:56 | And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing (hestōta | ἑστῶτα | perf act ptcp acc sg masc) at the right hand of God.” |
| Acts 7:60 | And falling to his knees he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do (stēsēs | στήσῃς | aor act subj 2 sg) not hold (stēsēs | στήσῃς | aor act subj 2 sg) this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. |
| Acts 8:38 | And he ordered the carriage to stop (stēnai | στῆναι | aor act inf ), and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. |
| Acts 9:7 | The men who were traveling with him stood (heistēkeisan | εἱστήκεισαν | pluperf act ind 3 pl) speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one. |
| Acts 10:30 | And Cornelius said, “Four days ago at this hour, I was praying at the ninth hour in my house, and behold, a man stood (estē | ἔστη | aor act ind 3 sg) before me in bright clothing |
| Acts 11:13 | And he told us how he had seen the angel standing (stathenta | σταθέντα | aor pass ptcp acc sg masc) in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter, |
| Acts 12:14 | When she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her joy she did not open the gate, but ran back inside and reported that Peter was standing (hestanai | ἑστάναι | perf act inf ) at the gate. |
| Acts 16:9 | And a vision in the night appeared to Paul: a man of Macedonia was standing (hestōs | ἑστώς | perf act ptcp nom sg masc) there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!” |
| Acts 17:22 | So Paul, standing (statheis | σταθείς | aor pass ptcp nom sg masc) in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are a very devout people. |
| Acts 17:31 | because he has appointed (estēsen | ἔστησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has appointed, having provided proof to all by raising him from the dead.” |
| Acts 21:40 | And when he had given him permission, Paul stood (hestōs | ἑστώς | perf act ptcp nom sg masc) on the steps and motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying: |
| Acts 22:25 | But when they had stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing (hestōta | ἑστῶτα | perf act ptcp acc sg masc) by, “Is it lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?” |
| Acts 22:30 | But on the next day, wanting to know for sure what was the accusation being made against him by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the council to meet, and he (estēsen | ἔστησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) brought Paul down and set (estēsen | ἔστησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) him before them. |
| Acts 24:20 | Or let these men themselves tell what wrongdoing they found when I stood (stantos | στάντος | aor act ptcp gen sg masc) before the council, |
