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G2476

ἵστημι

hístēmi [his'-tay-mee] Verb
Core meaningto stand

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G2476

to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)

KJV usage: :--abide, appoint, bring, continue, covenant, establish, hold up, lay, present, set (up), stanch, stand (by, forth, still, up).
Etymology: a prolonged form of a primary (of the same meaning, and used for it in certain tenses);
Thayer's Greek Lexicon

pluperfect, ἑστάμην, also formed as στήκω 10x, trans. to make to stand, set, place, Mt. 4:5; to set forth, appoint, Acts 1:23; to fix, appoint, Acts 17:31; to establish, confirm, Rom. 10:3; Heb. 10:9; to set down, impute, Acts 7:60; to weigh out, pay, Mt. 26:15; intrans. to stand, Mt. 12:46; to stand fast, be firm, be permanent, endure, Mt. 12:25; Eph. 6:13; to be confirmed, proved, Mt. 18:16; 2 Cor. 13:1; to stop, Lk. 7:14; 8:44; Acts 8:38

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