histēmi G2476

ἵστημι (histēmi) means “to stand” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἵστημι Greek · G2476 153 tagged occurrences in 149 verses

Pronunciation guide: his'-tay-mee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2476

ἵστημι · histēmi · to stand

ἵστημι, and in late writers, also ἱστάνω (Veitch, see word; Bl., §23, 2; M, Pr., 55), [in LXX chiefly for עמד, קוּם, also for נצב ni., hi., יצב hith., etc.]. I. Trans, in pres., impf., fut. and 1 aor. act. and in the tenses of the pass. 1. to 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. 2. to set in a balance, to weigh (cl.; LXX for שׁקל, Isa.46:6, al.): Mat.26:15, II. Intrans., 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). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.

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How translators render G2476

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
standing	27
stood	21
stand	11
stood up	5
standing there	4
stands	4
stopped	4
to stand	3
are standing	2
i stand	2
is standing	2
stand firm	2
stood there	2
they presented	2
will stand	2
you stand firm	2
and had him stand	1
and i stand here	1
and made them stand	1
and stood	1
and stood there	1
as i stood	1
as they stood	1
do you stand here	1
establish	1
established	1
had	1
had remained	1
have you been standing	1
he had	1
he has set	1
he is standing firm	1
he will place	1
he will stand	1
hold	1
it stood	1
make your stand	1
may be established	1
must be established	1
must stand	1
posted	1
rose to speak	1
set	1
set him	1
she stood	1
standing around	1
standing nearby	1
stood still	1
that stand	1
the dragon stood	1
they had	1
they made her stand	1
they proposed	1
they set out	1
they stood	1
they stood still	1
they will stand	1
to establish	1
to his feet	1
to make him stand	1
to present you	1
to stop	1
to withstand it	1
vvv	1
was standing there	1
was there	1
we stand	1
we uphold	1
were standing around	1
when i stood	1
will not stand	1
you are standing	1
you may stand	1
you will stand	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
stood	38
standing	22
stand	18
standeth	5
to stand	5
shall	4
and set	3
stood still	3
and stood	2
i stand	2
stand ye	2
there stood	2
they set	2
which stood	2
abode	1
after	1
and set him	1
and stood forth	1
as they stood	1
be established	1
charge	1
had set	1
he	1
he hath appointed	1
he may establish	1
he shall be holden up	1
he shall set	1
he standeth	1
how	1
i continue	1
i stood	1
lay	1
may be established	1
of them that stand	1
set	1
set up	1
setteth	1
shall stand	1
stanched	1
stand forth	1
standest	1
standing up	1
stood by	1
stood forth	1
stood there	1
stood up	1
that stood by	1
there standeth one	1
they appointed	1
they covenanted	1
they stood	1
they that stood by	1
thou standest	1
to establish	1
to make	1
to present	1
to stand still	1
we establish	1
when	1
when they had set	1
which standeth	1
ye may stand	1
ye shall be brought	1
ye stand	1

Verses containing G2476

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Luke 23:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
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Luke 23:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.
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Luke 24:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.
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Luke 24:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
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John 1:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
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John 1:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
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John 3:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
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John 6:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.
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John 7:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
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John 8:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
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John 11:56 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?”
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John 12:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.
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John 18:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas His betrayer was standing there with them.
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John 18:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.
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John 18:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Because it was cold, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm. And Peter was also standing with them, warming himself.
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John 18:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”
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John 19:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.
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John 20:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,
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John 20:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not recognize that it was Jesus.
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John 20:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
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John 20:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
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John 21:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus.
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Acts 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
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Acts 1:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
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Acts 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.
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Acts 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.
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Acts 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
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Acts 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in response.
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Acts 5:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
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Acts 5:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
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Acts 5:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”
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Acts 5:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.
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Acts 6:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
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Acts 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
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Acts 7:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
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Acts 7:55 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
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Acts 7:56 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
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Acts 7:60 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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Acts 8:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
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Acts 9:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
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Acts 10:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
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Acts 11:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
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Acts 12:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
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Acts 16:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
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Acts 17:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.
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Acts 17:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
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Acts 21:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
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Acts 22:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
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Acts 22:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
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Acts 24:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,
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