kathistēmi · appoint, make

What it means

kathistēmi (καθίστημι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “appoint, make”.

Put in charge, appoint; also make, cause to be.

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 charge someone with something.
2. To cause someone to become something.
3. To escort someone to a place.

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

How it is translated

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

• made ×5
• appointed ×3
• I will put ×2
• appoint ×2
• he will put ×2
• appoints ×1
• has put in charge ×1
• makes himself ×1
• set ×1
• they make ×1
• others ×2

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×4
• Luke×3
• Acts×5
• Romans×2
• Titus×1
• Hebrews×3
• James×2
• 2 Peter×1

• Matthew 24:45

  Who, then, is the faithful and wise slave whom the master has put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?

• Matthew 24:47

  Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

• Matthew 25:21

  His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave; you were faithful over a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

• Matthew 25:23

  His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave; you were faithful over a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

• Luke 12:14

  But he said to him, “Man, who appointed me judge or arbitrator over you?”

• Luke 12:42

  And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master will put in charge over his household staff to give them their food allowance at the proper time?

• Luke 12:44

  I tell you truly that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

• Acts 6:3

  So, brothers, select from among you seven men of good testimony, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint over this task;

• Acts 7:10

  and rescued him from all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he made him governor over Egypt and all his household.

• Acts 7:27

  But the one who was wronging his neighbor pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?

• Acts 7:35

  This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge?’ this man God has sent as both ruler and redeemer with the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

• Acts 17:15

  And those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving an instruction for Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as soon as possible, they departed.

• Romans 5:19

  For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one the many will be made righteous.

• Titus 1:5

  For this reason I left you in Crete, so that you might set right what remained and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you,

• Hebrews 5:1

  For every high priest taken from among human beings is appointed on behalf of human beings in the things relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins,

• Hebrews 7:28

  For the law appoints human beings who have weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints a Son made perfect forever.

• Hebrews 8:3

  For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; therefore it is necessary for this one also to have something that he may offer.

• James 3:6

  And the tongue is a fire, the world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body and setting on fire the wheel of existence, and is itself set on fire by Gehenna.

• James 4:4

  Adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? So whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

• 2 Peter 1:8

  For if these things are yours and are increasing, they make you neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

And 1 more times.