Greek · G2476, G1438 · unreviewed
ἔστησεν αὐτὸ παρ’ ἑαυτῷ
To stand · themself
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ἵστημι G2476 to stand
Pronunciation hístēmi
To stand firm or steadfast, especially in faith, covenant commitment, or moral conviction.
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ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself
Pronunciation heautoû
Reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject's action upon itself; also used reciprocally for "one another
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What does ἔστησεν αὐτὸ παρ’ ἑαυτῷ (estēsen auto par' heautō) mean in the Bible?
ἵστημι · ἑαυτοῦ is a Greek word meaning "placed him beside himself".
Full entry for ἔστησεν αὐτὸ παρ’ ἑαυτῷ (G2476, G1438) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
placed him beside himself
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 73×
Aorist Active Matt 4:5 · Matt 18:2 · Mark 9:36 · Luke 4:9 · Luke 6:8 · Luke 6:17 · Luke 8:44 · Luke 9:47 · Luke 24:36 · John 20:19 · John 20:26 · John 21:4 · Acts 3:8 · Acts 10:30 · Acts 17:31 · Acts 22:30 25×
Perfect Active John 1:26 · 1 Cor 7:37 · 2 Tim 2:19 · Heb 10:11 · Jas 5:9 · Rev 12:4 · Matt 20:6 · Acts 1:11 · 1 Cor 15:1 · 2 Cor 1:24 · Matt 12:47 · Luke 8:20 · Rev 8:2 · Acts 26:6 · Acts 26:22 · Rev 3:20 19×
Pluperfect Active Matt 12:46 · Luke 23:10 · Luke 23:49 · John 18:18 · John 19:25 · Acts 9:7 · Rev 7:11 · Matt 13:2 · Luke 23:35 · John 1:35 · John 7:37 · John 18:5 · John 18:16 · John 20:11 14×
Future Passive Matt 12:25 · Matt 12:26 · Luke 11:18 · Rom 14:4 · 2 Cor 13:1 · Mark 13:9 6×
Aorist Passive Matt 2:9 · Matt 27:11 · Rev 8:3 · Rev 12:18 · Luke 24:17 5×
Future Active Matt 25:33 1×
Imperfect Active John 8:44 1×
Present Active Rom 3:31 1×
Future Middle Rev 18:15 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 57×
Perfect Active Luke 1:11 · Luke 5:1 · Luke 18:13 · John 3:29 · John 6:22 · John 12:29 · John 18:18 · John 18:25 · Acts 16:9 · Acts 21:40 · Acts 24:21 · Acts 25:10 · Mark 13:14 · John 20:14 · Acts 4:14 · Acts 7:55 43×
Aorist Passive Luke 18:11 · Luke 18:40 · Luke 19:8 · Acts 2:14 · Acts 17:22 · Acts 27:21 · Acts 5:20 · Acts 25:18 · Acts 11:13 9×
Aorist Active Matt 20:32 · Mark 10:49 · Luke 7:38 · Acts 4:7 · Acts 24:20 5×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 14×
Aorist Active Mark 3:26 · Acts 8:38 · Rom 10:3 · Rom 14:4 · Eph 6:11 · Eph 6:13 · Jude 1:24 7×
Aorist Passive Mark 3:24 · Mark 3:25 · Luke 21:36 · Rev 6:17 4×
Perfect Active Luke 13:25 · Acts 12:14 · 1 Cor 10:12 3×
Imperative command or strong request 5×
Aorist Active Luke 6:8 · Acts 26:16 · Jas 2:3 · Eph 6:14 · 1 Pet 5:12 5×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 4×
Aorist Passive Matt 18:16 · Col 4:12 2×
Aorist Active Acts 7:60 · Heb 10:9 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 148 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 65 perfect 59 pluperfect 14 future 8 imperfect 1 present 1
Voice
active 121 passive 26 middle 1
Mood
indicative 73 participle 52 infinitive 14 imperative 5 subjunctive 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:9 ἐστάθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 4:5 ἔστησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 6:5 ἑστῶτες perfect active participle participle Matthew 12:25 σταθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 12:26 σταθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 12:46 εἱστήκεισαν pluperfect active indicative resultant Matthew 12:47 ἑστήκασιν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 13:2 εἱστήκει pluperfect active indicative resultant Matthew 16:28 ἑστώτων perfect active participle participle Matthew 18:16 σταθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 18:2 ἔστησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 20:3 ἑστῶτας perfect active participle participle Matthew 20:32 στὰς aorist active participle participle Matthew 20:6 ἑστῶτας perfect active participle participle Matthew 20:6 ἑστήκατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 24:15 ἑστὸς perfect active participle participle Matthew 25:33 στήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 26:15 ἔστησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:73 ἑστῶτες perfect active participle participle Matthew 27:11 ἐστάθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 27:47 ἑστηκότων perfect active participle participle Mark 3:24 σταθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Mark 3:25 σταθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Mark 3:26 στῆναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 9:1 ἑστηκότων perfect active participle participle Mark 9:36 ἔστησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 10:49 στὰς aorist active participle participle Mark 11:5 ἑστηκότων perfect active participle participle Mark 13:14 ἑστηκότα perfect active participle participle Mark 13:9 σταθήσεσθε future passive indicative prospective Luke 1:11 ἑστὼς perfect active participle participle Luke 4:9 ἔστησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 5:2 ἑστῶτα perfect active participle participle Luke 6:17 ἔστη aorist active indicative completed Luke 6:8 στῆθι aorist active imperative imperative Luke 6:8 ἔστη aorist active indicative completed Luke 7:14 ἔστησαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 7:38 στᾶσα aorist active participle participle Luke 8:20 ἑστήκασιν perfect active indicative resultant Luke 8:44 ἔστη aorist active indicative completed
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
1 Corinthians 14 — Pursue Love, Desire Gifts, and Let All Things Be Done for Edification and Order 1 Corinthians 15 — Christ Is Risen, the Dead Will Be Raised, and Death Will Be Destroyed Acts 7 — Stephen Testifies to Israel’s Resistance and Christ’s Glory Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship Ephesians 5 — Walking in Love, Light, Wisdom, and Spirit-Filled Order Ephesians 6 — Household Faithfulness and Standing Firm in the Armor of God John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Luke 9 — The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Philippians 2 — The Mind of Christ and the Humility of Gospel Witness Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 3 — All Under Sin and the Righteousness of God Revealed Through Faith in Christ Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ
A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain