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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

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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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  1. Acts 24:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”

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  2. Acts 25:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.

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  3. Acts 25:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.

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  4. Acts 26:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,

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  5. Acts 26:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.

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  6. Acts 26:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:

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  7. Acts 27:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.

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  8. Romans 3:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.

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  9. Romans 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

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  10. Romans 10:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

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  11. Romans 11:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.

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  12. Romans 14:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

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  13. 1 Corinthians 7:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.

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  14. 1 Corinthians 10:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.

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  15. 1 Corinthians 15:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.

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  16. 2 Corinthians 1:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.

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  17. 2 Corinthians 13:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”

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  18. Ephesians 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.

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  19. Ephesians 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.

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  20. Ephesians 6:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,

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  21. Colossians 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.

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  22. 2 Timothy 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

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  23. Hebrews 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second.

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  24. Hebrews 10:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

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  25. James 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,”

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  26. James 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

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  27. 1 Peter 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.

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  28. Jude 1:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—

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  29. Revelation 3:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.

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  30. Revelation 5:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

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  31. Revelation 6:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”

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  32. Revelation 7:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.

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  33. Revelation 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.

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  34. Revelation 7:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,

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  35. Revelation 8:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.

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  36. Revelation 8:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.

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  37. Revelation 10:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.

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  38. Revelation 10:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.”

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  39. Revelation 11:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.

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  40. Revelation 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.

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  41. Revelation 12:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.

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  42. Revelation 13:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.

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    Source alternate reference: 13.1

  43. Revelation 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.

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  44. Revelation 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,

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  45. Revelation 18:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”

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  46. Revelation 18:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,

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  47. Revelation 18:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance

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  48. Revelation 19:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,

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  49. Revelation 20:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.

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