Strong's Greek · G2476
ἵστημι
hístēmi
abide, appoint, bring, continue, covenant, establish, hold up, lay, present, set (up), stanch, stand (by, forth, still, up)
Definition
to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Derivation
a prolonged form of a primary (of the same meaning, and used for it in certain tenses);
Appears 153 times in Scripture
“But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’”
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.”
“Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.”
“Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.”
“While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.”
“Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.”
“After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.”
“Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.””
“Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.”
“Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).