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
| Matthew 2:9 | And having listened to the king, they continued their journey, and the star they had seen in its rising went before them until it stopped (estathē | ἐστάθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) over the place where the child was. |
| Matthew 4:5 | Then the devil took him into the holy city, placed (estēsen | ἔστησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) him on the pinnacle of the temple, |
| Matthew 6:5 | “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing (hestōtes | ἑστῶτες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) in synagogues and on street corners that they may be seen by others. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward. |
| Matthew 12:25 | But he knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to ruin, and no city or house divided against itself will stand (stathēsetai | σταθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg). |
| Matthew 12:26 | So if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand (stathēsetai | σταθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg)? |
| Matthew 12:46 | While he was still speaking to the people, his mother and his brothers stood (heistēkeisan | εἱστήκεισαν | pluperf act ind 3 pl) outside, wanting to speak to him. |
| Matthew 12:47 | |
| Matthew 13:2 | And great crowds gathered around him so that he got into a boat and sat down, and all the crowd stood (heistēkei | εἱστήκει | pluperf act ind 3 sg) on the beach. |
| Matthew 16:28 | I tell you the truth, there are some of those standing (hestōtōn | ἑστώτων | perf act ptcp gen pl masc) here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom. |
| Matthew 18:2 | Jesus invited a child to come to him, and placing (estēsen | ἔστησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) him in their midst, |
| Matthew 18:16 | But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you so that every matter may (stathē | σταθῇ | aor pass subj 3 sg) be (stathē | σταθῇ | aor pass subj 3 sg) confirmed (stathē | σταθῇ | aor pass subj 3 sg) on the evidence of two or three witnesses. |
| Matthew 20:3 | And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing (hestōtas | ἑστῶτας | perf act ptcp acc pl masc) in the marketplace with nothing to do. |
| Matthew 20:6 | And about the eleventh hour, when he had gone out and found others standing (hestōtas | ἑστῶτας | perf act ptcp acc pl masc) around, he said to them, ‘Why have (hestēkate | ἑστήκατε | perf act ind 2 pl) you (hestēkate | ἑστήκατε | perf act ind 2 pl) been (hestēkate | ἑστήκατε | perf act ind 2 pl) standing (hestēkate | ἑστήκατε | perf act ind 2 pl) here idle all day long?’ |
| Matthew 20:32 | Jesus stopped (stas | στάς | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) and called them, saying, “What do you want me to do for you?” |
| Matthew 24:15 | “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing (hestos | ἑστός | perf act ptcp acc sg neut) in the holy place (let the reader understand), |
| Matthew 25:33 | and he will place (stēsei | στήσει | fut act ind 3 sg) the sheep on his right, and the goats on the left. |
| Matthew 26:15 | and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I betray him to you?” And they agreed (estēsan | ἔστησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to pay him thirty silver coins. |
| Matthew 26:73 | And after a little while those standing (hestōtes | ἑστῶτες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) around (hestōtes | ἑστῶτες | perf act ptcp nom pl masc) came up to Peter and said, “Surely you too are one of them, for the way you talk makes it clear.” |
| Matthew 27:11 | Then Jesus stood (estathē | ἐστάθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) before the governor; and the governor questioned him, saying, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You say so.” |
| Matthew 27:47 | But when some of those (hestēkotōn | ἑστηκότων | perf act ptcp gen pl masc) standing (hestēkotōn | ἑστηκότων | perf act ptcp gen pl masc) there heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” |
| Mark 3:24 | If a kingdom is divided against itself, is divided that kingdom cannot stand (stathēnai | σταθῆναι | aor pass inf ). kingdom that |
| Mark 3:25 | And if a house is divided against itself, is divided that house cannot stand (stathēnai | σταθῆναι | aor pass inf ). |
| Mark 3:26 | And if Satan rises against himself and is divided, he cannot stand (stēnai | στῆναι | aor act inf ) but is coming to an end. |
| Mark 7:9 | And he said to them, “You are clever at setting aside the command of God in order to establish (stēsēte | στήσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) your own tradition. |
| Mark 9:1 | And he said to them, “I tell you the truth, there are some standing (hestēkotōn | ἑστηκότων | perf act ptcp gen pl masc) here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power.” |
