Histemi

his'-tay-mee
Parts of Speech Verb

Histemi Definition

  1. to cause or make to stand, to place, put, set
    1. to bid to stand by, [set up]
      1. in the presence of others, in the midst, before judges, before members of the Sanhedrin;
      2. to place
    2. to make firm, fix establish
      1. to cause a person or a thing to keep his or its place
      2. to stand, be kept intact (of family, a kingdom), to escape in safety
      3. to establish a thing, cause it to stand 1b
  2. to uphold or sustain the authority or force of anything
    1. to set or place in a balance
      1. to weigh: money to one (because in very early times before the introduction of coinage, the metals used to be weighed)
  3. to stand
    1. to stand by or near
      1. to stop, stand still, to stand immovable, stand firm 2a
    2. of the foundation of a building
    3. to stand
      1. continue safe and sound, stand unharmed, to stand ready or prepared
      2. to be of a steadfast mind
      3. of quality, one who does not hesitate, does not waiver
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
i&sthmi
Origin
a prolonged form of a primary stao {stah'-o} (of the same meaning, and used for it in certain tenses)
Strong's Number
2476
TDNT Entry
7:638,1082

KJV Word Usage

stand
116
set
11
establish
5
stand still
4
stand by
3
miscellaneous
17
vr stand
2
Total
158

KJV Verse Count

20
10
24
20
35
5
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
22
Total
152
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Histemi". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .