histēmi · stand, set

What it means

histēmi (ἵστημι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “stand, set”.

Stand, stand still, stop; also set, establish.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
2. To stop moving and stay still.
3. To place someone somewhere, or fix something.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

To stand, to take one's stand, to stop; in the transitive sense, to set, place, establish. Of the same family are ἀνίστημι, “to rise” (G450), and σταυρός, “cross”.

• Standing Luke 1:11Acts 7:56
• “Stood in the middle” John 20:19
• Setting someone in the midst Matthew 18:2
• Stopping: “her flow of blood stopped” Luke 8:44
• A kingdom that stands Matthew 12:26
• Setting a day; weighing out money Acts 17:31Matthew 26:15

How we translate it

“Standing” 61 times, “stand” 32, “stood” 27, “set” 8, “stands” 6, “stopped” 4… In Matthew 26:15, “weighed out”, with a note, because the verb recalls Zechariah 11:12, where the wages are weighed out.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• standing ×61
• stand ×32
• stood ×27
• set ×8
• stands ×6
• stopped ×4
• he set ×3
• establish ×2
• had stayed ×1
• hold ×1
• others ×8

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×21
• Mark×9
• Luke×26
• John×19
• Acts×35
• Romans×6
• 1 Corinthians×3
• 2 Corinthians×2
• Ephesians×3
• Colossians×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• Hebrews×2
• James×2
• 1 Peter×1
• Jude×1
• Revelation×21

• Matthew 2:9

  And they, having heard the king, went on their way; and look, the star that they had seen at its rising was going ahead of them until it came and stopped over where the child was.

• Matthew 4:5

  Then the devil takes him into the holy city and stood him on the pinnacle of the temple,

• Matthew 6:5

  “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites, for they are fond of praying standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the main streets, so that they may be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have received in full their reward.

• Matthew 12:25

  But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every town or house divided against itself will not stand.

• Matthew 12:26

  And if Satan drives out Satan, he has been divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?

• Matthew 12:46

  While he was still speaking to the crowds, look, his mother and brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to him.

• Matthew 12:47

  And someone said to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to you.”

• Matthew 13:2

  And large crowds gathered around him, so that he got into a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd was standing on the shore.

• Matthew 16:28

  Truly I tell you, there are some of those standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

• Matthew 18:2

  And calling to him a child, he set him in their midst

• Matthew 18:16

  But if he does not listen, take with you one or two more, so that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.

• Matthew 20:3

  And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing in the marketplace idle;

• Matthew 20:6

  And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing there, and he says to them, ‘Why have you been standing here all the day idle?’

• Matthew 20:32

  And Jesus stopped, called them, and said, “What do you want me to do for you?”

• Matthew 24:15

  So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of through Daniel the prophet standing in a holy place (let the reader understand),

• Matthew 25:33

  and he will set the sheep at his right, but the goats at the left.

• Matthew 26:15

  and said, “What are you willing to give me and I will hand him over to you?” And they weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.

• Matthew 26:73

  And after a little while those who were standing there came up and said to Peter, “Truly you also are one of them, for even your way of speaking gives you away.”

• Matthew 27:11

  Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, saying, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And Jesus said, “You say so.”

• Matthew 27:47

  And some of those standing there, when they heard it, were saying, “This man is calling Elijah.”

• Mark 3:24

  And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

• Mark 3:25

  And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

• Mark 3:26

  And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but he has an end.

• Mark 9:1

  And he was saying to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some of those standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power.”

• Mark 9:36

  And taking a child, he set it in the middle of them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them,

• Mark 10:49

  And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they call the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; get up, he is calling you.”

• Mark 11:5

  And some of those standing there were saying to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”

• Mark 13:9

  But watch yourselves; they will hand you over to councils, and in synagogues you will be beaten, and before governors and kings you will stand for the sake of me, as a testimony to them.

• Mark 13:14

  But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those in Judea flee to the mountains;

• Luke 1:11

  And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right of the altar of incense.

• Luke 4:9

  And he brought him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here;

• Luke 5:1

  Now it happened, while the crowd was pressing in on him and listening to the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,

• Luke 5:2

  and he saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing the nets.

• Luke 6:8

  But he knew their reasonings, and he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Get up and stand in the middle.” And he got up and stood there.

• Luke 6:17

  And coming down with them, he stood on a level place, and there was a large crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coast of Tyre and Sidon,

• Luke 7:14

  And coming up, he touched the bier, and those who were carrying it stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, get up.”

• Luke 7:38

  and standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she was wiping them with the hair of her head, and kissing his feet and anointing them with the perfume.

• Luke 8:20

  And it was reported to him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”

• Luke 8:44

  came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak, and immediately her flow of blood stopped.

• Luke 9:27

  But I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”

And 113 more times.