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Lexicon :: Strong's G2525 - kathistēmi

Aa
καθίστημι
Transliteration
kathistēmi (Key)
Pronunciation
kath-is'-tay-mee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
21x in 10 unique form(s) TR
22x in 11 unique form(s) LXX
134x in 40 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:444,387

Strong’s Definitions

καθίστημι kathístēmi, kath-is'-tay-mee; from G2596 and G2476; to place down (permanently), i.e. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy:—appoint, be, conduct, make, ordain, set.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's G2525 in the following manner: make (8x), make ruler (6x), ordain (3x), be (2x), appoint (1x), conduct (1x), set (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's G2525 in the following manner: make (8x), make ruler (6x), ordain (3x), be (2x), appoint (1x), conduct (1x), set (1x).

  1. to set, place, put

    1. to set one over a thing (in charge of it)

    2. to appoint one to administer an office

    3. to set down as, constitute, to declare, show to be

    4. to constitute, to render, make, cause to be

    5. to conduct or bring to a certain place

    6. to show or exhibit one's self

      1. come forward as

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καθίστημι kathístēmi, kath-is'-tay-mee; from G2596 and G2476; to place down (permanently), i.e. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy:—appoint, be, conduct, make, ordain, set.
STRONGS G2525:
καθίστημι (also καθιστάω, whence the participle καθιστῶντες Acts 17:15 R G; and καθιστάνω, whence καθιστάνοντες Acts 17:15 L T Tr WH; see ἵστημι, at the beginning); future καταστήσω; 1 aorist κατέστησα; passive, present καθισταμαι; 1 aorist κατεστάθην; 1 future κατασταθήσομαι; the Sept. for הֵשִׂים, הֵקִים, הִפְקִיד, הִתְיַצֵּב, הֶעֱמִיד, נָתַן; (properly, to set down, put down), to set, place, put:
a. τινα ἐπί τίνος, to set one over a thing (in charge of it), Matthew 24:45; Matthew 25:21, 23; Luke 12:42; Acts 6:3; also ἐπί τίνι, Matthew 24:47; Luke 12:44; ἐπί τί, Hebrews 2:7 Rec. from Psalm 8:7.
b. τινα, to appoint one to administer an office (cf. German bestellen): πρεσβυτέρους, Titus 1:5; τινα εἰς τό with an infinitive, to appoint to do something, Hebrews 8:3; τά πρός τόν Θεόν to conduct the worship of God, Hebrews 5:1; followed by ἵνα, ibid.; τινα with a predicate accusative indicating the office to be administered (to make one so and so; cf. Winers Grammar, § 32, 4b.; Buttmann, § 131, 7) (so very often in Greek writings from Herodotus down), Luke 12:14; Acts 7:10, 27, 35; Hebrews 7:28.
c. "to set down as, constitute (Latinsisto), equivalent to to declare, show to be": passive with ἁμαρτωλός, δίκαιος, Romans 5:19 (cf. Prof. T. Dwight in New Englander for 1867, p. 590ff; Dietzsch, Adam u. Christus (Bonn, 1871), p. 188).
d. "to constitute (Latinsisto) equivalent to to render, make, cause to be": τινα οὐκ ἀργόν, οὐδέ ἀκαρπον, i. e. (by litotes) laborious and fruitful, 2 Peter 1:8.
e. to conduct or bring to a certain place: τινα, Acts 17:15 (2 Chronicles 28:15 for הֵבִיא; Joshua 6:23; 1 Samuel 5:3; Homer, Odyssey 13, 274; Xenophon, an. 4, 8, 8 and in other secular authors).
f. Middle to show or exhibit oneself; come forward as: with a predicate nominative, James 4:4; ἡ γλῶσσα... ἡ σπιλοῦσα, James 3:6. (Compare: ἀντικαθίστημι, ἀποκαθίστημι.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Joshua
6:23
1 Samuel
5:3
2 Chronicles
28:15
Psalms
8:7
Matthew
24:45; 24:47; 25:21; 25:23
Luke
12:14; 12:42; 12:44
Acts
6:3; 7:10; 7:27; 7:35; 17:15; 17:15; 17:15
Romans
5:19
Titus
1:5
Hebrews
2:7; 5:1; 7:28; 8:3
James
3:6; 4:4
2 Peter
1:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2525 matches the Greek καθίστημι (kathistēmi),
which occurs 21 times in 20 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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“Who then is the faithful and prudent slave whom his [fn]master put G2525 in G2525 charge G2525 of his household to give them their food at the proper time?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:47 - “Truly I say to you that he will put G2525 him in G2525 charge G2525 of all his possessions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 - “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put G2525 you in G2525 charge G2525 of many things; enter into the joy of your [fn]master.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 - “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put G2525 you in G2525 charge G2525 of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:14 - But He said to him, “Man, who appointed G2525 Me a judge or arbitrator over you?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:42 - And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his master will put G2525 in G2525 charge G2525 of his [fn]servants, to give them their rations at the proper time?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:44 - “Truly I say to you that he will put G2525 him in G2525 charge G2525 of all his possessions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:3 - “Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put G2525 in G2525 charge G2525 of this need.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:10 - and rescued him from all his afflictions, and granted him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he appointed G2525 him governor over Egypt and all his household.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:27 - “But the one who was treating his neighbor unjustly pushed him away, saying, ‘WHO MADE G2525 YOU A RULER AND JUDGE OVER US?

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“This Moses whom they disowned, saying, ‘WHO MADE G2525 YOU A RULER AND A JUDGE?’ is the one whom God [fn]sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the [fn]help of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:15 - Now those who escorted G2525 Paul brought him as far as Athens; and after receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:19 - For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were appointed G2525 sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be appointed G2525 righteous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:5

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For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint G2525 elders in every city as I directed you,

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For every high priest taken from among men is appointed G2525 on behalf of men in things pertaining to God, in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:28 - For the Law appoints G2525 men as high priests who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints a Son, who has been made perfect forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:3 - For every high priest is appointed G2525 to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:6 - And the tongue is a fire, the very world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set G2525 among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our [fn]existence, and is set on fire by [fn]hell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:4 - You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity toward God? Therefore, whoever wishes to be a friend of the world sets G2525 himself as an enemy of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:8 - For if these things are yours and are increasing, they render G2525 you neither useless nor unfruitful in the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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