ἵστημι

hístēmi · Greek · Strong's G2476 · 153 occurrences

The KJV renders 27 different Hebrew and Greek words as “bring”

What it means

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

a prolonged form of a primary (of the same meaning, and used for it in certain tenses);

How the KJV renders it

abide, appoint, bring, continue, covenant, establish, hold up, lay, present, set, stanch, stand by, forth, still

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“bring”

also renders epiphérō (G2018), eisphérō (G1533), lambánō (G2983), poiéō (G4160), apophérō (G667), érchomai (G2064), ágō (G71), phérō (G5342), komízō (G2865), paréchō (G3930), proságō (G4317), apágō (G520), ʼâthâh (H857), ʼâthâh (H858), bâsar (H1319), gâlâh (H1540), yâbal (H2986), yᵉbal (H2987), yâhab (H3051), nâdach (H5080), çûwr (H5493), qârâh (H7136), râkab (H7392), râʻaʻ (H7489), shîyth (H7896), shâphath (H8239)

“set”

also renders títhēmi (G5087), keîmai (G2749), apostéllō (G649), dídōmi (G1325), taktós (G5002), kathízō (G2523), dýnō (G1416), kathístēmi (G2525), tássō (G5021), yâhab (H3051), yânach (H3240), yâçad (H3245), yâtsab (H3320), yâshab (H3427), yᵉthib (H3488), môwʻêd (H4150), mâlêʼ (H4390), mᵉnâʼ (H4483), nâthan (H5414), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâqad (H6485), qûwm (H6966), râkab (H7392), sûwm (H7761), shîyth (H7896), shâkan (H7931)

“lay”

also renders epibállō (G1911), katabállō (G2598), logízomai (G3049), klínō (G2827), katatíthēmi (G2698), keîmai (G2749), phérō (G5342), bállō (G906), anaklínō (G347), epíkeimai (G1945), ʼâchaz (H270), chârab (H2717), yᵉhab (H3052), yâçad (H3245), yârâh (H3384), mâlaṭ (H4422), nûwach (H5117), nâtsab (H5324), ʻâbar (H5674), shâvâh (H7737), sûwm (H7761), shîyth (H7896), shâkan (H7931), tâphas (H8610)

“appoint”

also renders poiéō (G4160), títhēmi (G5087), syntássō (G4929), diatíthemai (G1303), diatássō (G1299), anadeíknymi (G322), kathístēmi (G2525), tássō (G5021), bâchar (H977), dâbar (H1696), zâman (H2163), yâdaʻ (H3045), yâkach (H3198), yâçad (H3245), nâqab (H5344), nâthan (H5414), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâqad (H6485), tsâvâh (H6680), qûwm (H6966), qârâh (H7136), shîyth (H7896)

“continue”

also renders poiéō (G4160), gínomai (G1096), paraménō (G3887), emménō (G1696), diateléō (G1300), kathízō (G2523), epiménō (G1961), diatríbō (G1304), parateínō (G3905), ménō (G3306), diaménō (G1265), ʼâchar (H309), châzaq (H2388), yâçaph (H3254), yâshab (H3427), lûwn (H3885), shâkan (H7931)

“forth”

also renders anágō (G321), apostéllō (G649), ekchéō (G1632), exapostéllō (G1821), exérchomai (G1831), katágō (G2609), parágō (G3855), poreúomai (G4198), éxō (G1854), hâlak (H1980), ṭûwl (H2904), yâtsab (H3320), kûwn (H3559), ʻâbar (H5674)

“present”

also renders enístēmi (G1764), páreimi (G3918), ephístēmi (G2186), parístēmi (G3936), árti (G737), nŷn (G3568), ʼeshkâr (H814), Bᵉrâkâh (H1293), minchâh (H4503), mâtsâʼ (H4672), nâtsab (H5324), shachad (H7810), shay (H7862)

“still”

also renders éti (G2089), dᵉmâmâh (H1827), hâlak (H1980), hâçâh (H2013), châshâh (H2814), yâkôl (H3201), yâtsab (H3320), yâshab (H3427), mᵉnûwchâh (H4496), nâtsab (H5324), ʻôwd (H5750), ʻâtsâr (H6113), râʻaʻ (H7489)

“abide”

also renders aulízomai (G835), poiéō (G4160), kataménō (G2650), hypoménō (G5278), paraménō (G3887), epiménō (G1961), diatríbō (G1304), anastréphō (G390), ménō (G3306), yâshab (H3427), lûwn (H3885), shâkan (H7931)

“establish”

also renders stērízō (G4741), nomothetéō (G3549), bebaióō (G950), stereóō (G4732), ʼâman (H539), yâçad (H3245), yâshab (H3427), kûwn (H3559), nâtsab (H5324), çâʻad (H5582), qûwm (H6966), tᵉqan (H8627)

“covenant”

also renders syntíthemai (G4934), diathḗkē (G1242), bᵉrîyth (H1285)

“hold up”

also renders çâʻad (H5582), rûwm (H7311)

“stand by”

also renders periḯstēmi (G4026)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

153 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 7:37 V-RAI-3S1 Corinthians 10:12 V-RAN1 Corinthians 15:1 V-RAI-2P1 Peter 5:12 V-2AAS-2P2 Corinthians 1:24 V-RAI-2P2 Corinthians 13:1 V-FPI-3S2 Timothy 2:19 V-RAI-3SActs 1:11 V-RAI-2PActs 1:23 V-2AAI-3PActs 2:14 V-APP-NSMActs 3:8 V-2AAI-3SActs 4:7 V-AAP-NPMActs 4:14 V-RAP-ASMActs 5:20 V-APP-NPMActs 5:23 V-RAP-APMActs 5:25 V-RAP-NPMActs 5:27 V-2AAI-3PActs 6:6 V-2AAI-3PActs 6:13 V-2AAI-3PActs 7:33 V-RAI-2SActs 7:55 V-RAP-ASMActs 7:56 V-RAP-ASMActs 7:60 V-AAS-2SActs 8:38 V-2AANActs 9:7 V-LAI-3PActs 10:30 V-2AAI-3SActs 11:13 V-APP-ASMActs 12:14 V-RANActs 16:9 V-RAP-NSMActs 17:22 V-APP-NSMActs 17:31 V-AAI-3SActs 21:40 V-RAP-NSMActs 22:25 V-RAP-ASMActs 22:30 V-AAI-3SActs 24:20 V-2AAP-GSMActs 24:21 V-RAP-NSMActs 25:10 V-RAP-NSMActs 25:18 V-APP-NPMActs 26:6 V-RAI-1SActs 26:16 V-2AAM-2SActs 26:22 V-RAI-1SActs 27:21 V-APP-NSMColossians 4:12 V-APS-2PEphesians 6:11 V-2AANEphesians 6:13 V-2AANEphesians 6:14 V-2AAM-2PHebrews 10:9 V-AAS-3SHebrews 10:11 V-RAI-3SJames 2:3 V-2AAM-2SJames 5:9 V-RAI-3SJohn 1:35 V-LAI-3SJohn 3:29 V-RAP-NSMJohn 6:22 V-RAP-NSMJohn 7:37 V-LAI-3SJohn 8:3 V-AAP-NPMJohn 8:9 V-RAP-NSFJohn 11:56 V-RAP-NPMJohn 12:29 V-RAP-NSMJohn 18:5 V-LAI-3SJohn 18:16 V-LAI-3S

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.