What does ἵστημι · μέσος mean in the Bible?
ἵστημι · μέσος is a Greek phrase meaning "stood in the midst".
Greek · G2476, G3319
ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον
To stand · middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun)
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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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μέσος G3319 middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun)
Pronunciation mésos
Spatial term emphasizing position within or among, often implying separation or intervention between entities.
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What does ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον (estē eis to meson) mean in the Bible?
ἵστημι · μέσος is a Greek phrase meaning "stood in the midst".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2476, G3319?
G2476, G3319 is connected to 153 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. stood in the midst
Source Gloss
stood in the midst
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 153 Tenses Aorist, Perfect, Pluperfect, Future, Imperfect, Present Voices Active, Passive, Middle
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)
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