Consist:
kon-sist' (sunistemi): To stand together, exist, subsist (Col 1:17, "in him all things consist," i.e. the continuance of the universe is dependent upon His support and administration). In Lu 12:15, it translates the verb eimi, "to be," to express the thought that wealth is only an accident, not an essential to the highest ideal of life.
1 | Strong's Number: g1510 | Greek: eimi |
Consist:
"to be," is rendered "consist" (lit., "is") in Luk 12:15.
2 | Strong's Number: g4921 | Greek: sunistemi |
Consist:
sun, "with," histemi, "to stand," denotes, in its intransitive sense, "to stand with or fall together, to be constituted, to be compact;" it is said of the universe as upheld by the Lord, Col 1:17, lit., "by Him all things stand together," i.e., "consist" (the Latin consisto, "to stand together," is the exact equivalent of sunistemi).
See APPROVE, COMMEND, MAKE, STAND.
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