ἵστημι histēmi

Greek word for “to stand” · Strong’s G2476 · used 156 times in 152 verses

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Meaning

ἵστημι, and in late writers, also ἱστάνω (Veitch, see word;

How it is translated

Glosses given for histēmi in context, with how often each is used:

• already standing 20
• stood 15
• having stood 14
• have stood 13
• standing 13
• set 10
• had stood 9
• stand 6
• has stood 6
• will stand 5
• had been standing 4
• do stand 4

Where it is used

Also in 4 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 12 (4), John 18 (4), John 20 (4), Acts 5 (4), Acts 7 (4), Matthew 20 (3), Mark 3 (3), Luke 18 (3), Luke 23 (3), John 8 (3)

Forms

• ἑστὼς 9
• ἔστη 9
• ἔστησαν 8
• ἑστῶτα 8
• ἔστησεν 7
• εἱστήκει 7
• ἑστῶτας 6
• ἕστηκεν 6
• ἑστῶτες 5
• σταθήσεται 5

Words used with it

Words that share verses with histēmi more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 26
• μέσος mesos “midst” 13
• ἰδού idou “look!” 12
• ἀνήρ anēr “man” 11
• ἐνώπιον enōpion “before” 9
• ἄγγελος angelos “angel” 10
• μετά meta “with/after” 13
• θύρα thura “door” 7
• φωνή phōnē “voice/sound” 9
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 11
• κρίνω krinō “to judge” 8
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 11

Key verses

The verses using histēmi that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Luke 18:13 — And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
• John 7:37 — In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
• John 8:44 — Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no…
• Acts 17:31 — Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto…
• Acts 26:6 — And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:
• Acts 26:22 — Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and…
• Romans 5:2 — By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
• Romans 10:3 — For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of…
• 2 Timothy 2:19 — Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ…
• Jude 1:24 — Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
• Revelation 7:9 — After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and…
• Revelation 20:12 — And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.