Greek · G2476 · unreviewed

ἵστημι

To stand

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ἵστημι G2476

Pronunciation hístēmi

What does ἵστημι (hístēmi) mean in the Bible?

ἵστημι (hístēmi) is a Greek word meaning "to stand". ἵστημι, and in late writers, also ἱστάνω (Veitch, see word; Bl. Emphasizes perseverance in the true gospel amid pressure.

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Meaning

to stand

Extended definition

To stand firm or steadfast, especially in faith, covenant commitment, or moral conviction.

ITrans, in pres., impf., fut. and 1 aor. act. and in the tenses of the pass.

1to make to stand, to place, set, set up, establish, appoint: with accusative of person(s), Mrk.7:9, Act.1:23 6:13 17:31, Heb.10:9; id. before ἐπί, with accusative loc, Mat.4:5, Luk.4:9; ἐν μέσῳ, Mat.18:2, Mrk.9:36, Jhn.8:[3]; ἐνώπιον, Act.6:6; παρ᾽ ἑαυτῷ, Luk.9:47; ἐκ δεξιῶν, Mat.25:33; mid., to place oneself, to stand: Rev.18:15; so also pass., to be made to stand, to stand: Mat.2:9, Luk.11:18 19:8, 2Co.13:1, al.

2to set in a balance, to weigh (cl.; LXX for שׁקל, Isa.46:6, al.): Mat.26:15,

IIIntrans., in pf., plpf. (with sense of present and impf.; M, Pr., 147f.) and 2 aor. act., to stand, stand by, stand still: Mat.20:32 26:73, Mrk.10:49, Luk.8:44, Jhn.1:35 3:29, Act.16:9, al.; before ἐν, Mat.6:5, al.; ἐνώπιον, Act.10:30, al.; πρός, with dative loc., Jhn.18:16; ἐπί, with genitive loc., Luk.6:17, Act.5:23 25:10, al.; ἔμπροσθεν, Mat.27:11; κύκλῳ, Rev.7:11; ἐκ δεξιῶν, Luk.1:11; ἐπί, with accusative, Mat.13:2, Rev.3:20; παρά, Luk.5:2; ἐκεῖ, Mrk.11:5; ὧδε, Mrk.9:1; ὅπου, Mrk.13:14; ἔξω, Mat.12:46; μακρόθεν, Luk.18:13; πόρρωθεν, Luk.17:12. Metaphorical, to stand ready, stand firm, be steadfast: 1Co.7:37 10:12, Eph.6:11, 13 14, Col.4:12; τ. πίστει, Rom.11:20; ἐν τ. ἀληθείᾳ, Jhn.8:44; εν τ. χάριτι, Rom.5:2; ἐν τ. εὐαγγελίῳ, 1Co.15:1 (cf. ἀν-, ἐπ-ἀν-, ἐξ-ἀν, ἀνθ-, ἀφ-, δι-, ἐν-, ἐξ-, ἐπ- (-μαι), ἐφ-, κατ-ἐφ-, συν-ἐφ-, καθ-, ἀντι-καθ-, ἀπο-καθ-, μεθ-, παρ-, περι-, προ-, συν-ίστημι).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Why This Word Matters

Emphasizes perseverance in the true gospel amid pressure. 1 Peter 5:12-14

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Aorist Perfect Pluperfect Future Imperfect Present

Voices

Active Passive Middle

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

completed 30 ongoing 1 prospective 8 resultant 33 imperative 5 background 1 subjunctive 4 infinitive 14 participle 52

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

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)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses

1 Peter 5:12-14 stand firm hístēmi Imperative · Aorist Active

to stand, remain steadfast

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

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 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 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 Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief 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 Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith 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

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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