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
| James 5:9 | Do not complain against one another, my brothers, lest you be judged. Look, the judge is (hestēken | ἕστηκεν | perf act ind 3 sg) standing (hestēken | ἕστηκεν | perf act ind 3 sg) at the doors. |
| 1 Peter 5:12 | By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand (stēte | στῆτε | aor act imperative 2 pl) fast (stēte | στῆτε | aor act imperative 2 pl) in it. |
| Jude 1:24 | Now to the one who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand (stēsai | στῆσαι | aor act inf ) in his glorious presence without blame and with great joy — |
| Revelation 3:20 | Take note! I am standing (hestēka | ἕστηκα | perf act ind 1 sg) at the door and knocking. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will enter his house and eat with him, and he with me. |
| Revelation 5:6 | And I saw standing (hestēkos | ἑστηκός | perf act ptcp acc sg neut) there, between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. |
| Revelation 6:17 | because the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand fast?” (stathēnai | σταθῆναι | aor pass inf ) |
| Revelation 7:1 | After this I saw four angels standing (hestōtas | ἑστῶτας | perf act ptcp acc pl masc) at the four corners of the earth holding back the four winds of the earth, so that no wind could blow on the earth or on the sea or against any tree. |
| Revelation 7:9 | After this I looked, and behold, a vast multitude that no one could count, people from every nation, tribe, cultural group, and language, standing (hestōtes | ἑστῶτες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, |
| Revelation 7:11 | And all the angels were standing (heistēkeisan | εἱστήκεισαν | pluperf act ind 3 pl) around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, |
| Revelation 8:2 | Then I saw the seven angels who stand (hestēkasin | ἑστήκασιν | perf act ind 3 pl) before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. |
| Revelation 8:3 | And another angel came and stood (estathē | ἐστάθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) at the altar, holding a golden censer. To him was given a large quantity of incense to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne. |
| Revelation 10:5 | Then the angel that I had seen standing (hestōta | ἑστῶτα | perf act ptcp acc sg masc) on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven |
| Revelation 10:8 | Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing (hestōtos | ἑστῶτος | perf act ptcp gen sg masc) on the sea and on the land.” |
| Revelation 11:4 | (These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand (hestōtes | ἑστῶτες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) before the Lord of the earth.) |
| Revelation 11:11 | But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered them and they stood (estēsan | ἔστησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) on their feet; and great fear fell on those who were watching them. |
| Revelation 12:4 | His tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and hurled them to the earth. And the dragon stood (hestēken | ἕστηκεν | perf act ind 3 sg) before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it. |
| Revelation 12:18 | |
| Revelation 14:1 | Then I looked, and behold, I saw a Lamb standing (hestos | ἑστός | perf act ptcp nom sg neut) on Mount Zion; and with him were one hundred and forty-four thousand who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. |
| Revelation 15:2 | And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing (hestōtas | ἑστῶτας | perf act ptcp acc pl masc) beside the sea of glass with harps given them by God. |
| Revelation 18:10 | They (hestēkotes | ἑστηκότες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) will (hestēkotes | ἑστηκότες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) stand (hestēkotes | ἑστηκότες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) at a distance in fear of her torment, and say, “Alas! Alas! O great city, Babylon the mighty city! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” |
| Revelation 18:15 | The merchants who became rich by selling her these things will (stēsontai | στήσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) stand (stēsontai | στήσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) at a distance weeping and mourning because they fear her torment. |
| Revelation 18:17 | For in a single hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin.” And every sea captain and everyone who travels by sea, sailors and those who make their living from the sea, stood (estēsan | ἔστησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) at a distance |
| Revelation 19:17 | Then I saw an angel standing (hestōta | ἑστῶτα | perf act ptcp acc sg masc) in the sun, and he called with a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, |
| Revelation 20:12 | And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing (hestōtas | ἑστῶτας | perf act ptcp acc pl masc) before the throne, and the books were opened. Then another book was opened — the Book of Life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds. |
