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καθίστημι kathistēmi · G2525

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to appoint/conduct

καθ-ίστημι; (and καθιστάνω, Act.17:15), [in LXX for פָּקַד, קוּם, שׂוּם, etc., 24 words in all* ; ] ; 1. ; (a) to set down; (b) to bring down to a place (Hom., Xen., al.; 2Ch.28:15, 1Ki.5:3): Act.17:15. ; 2. to set in order, appoint, make, constitute: Tit.1:5, 2Pe.1:8; with dupl. accusative, κριτήν, Luk.12:14; ἡγούμενον, Act.7:10; ἄρχοντα, Act.7:27, 35" (LXX) ; ἀρχιερεῖς, Heb.7:28; before ἐπί, with genitive, Mat.24:45 25:21, 23, Luk.12:42, Act.6:3; id. with dative, Mat.24:47, Luk.12:44; id. with accusative, Heb.2:7 (LXX) (WH, R, mg. omit); pass. (see Mayor, Ja., 115 f.), Rom.5:19, Jas.3:6 4:4; before εἰς with inf., Heb.8:3; τὰ πρὸς τ. θεόν, Heb.5:1 (cf. ἀντι-, ἀπο-καθίστημι).; † (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

καθίστημι, ; A in causal sense:—active, in present, imperfect, future, and perfect καθέστᾰκα []: pluperfect -εστάκει[]:—also in middle, future [], aorist 1, more rarely present (below []:—set down, κρητῆρα καθίστα []; νῆα κατάστησον bring it to land, []; κ. δίφρους place, station them, before starting for the race, []; ποῖ [δεῖ] καθιστάναι πόδ; []; set up, erect, of stones, [] —middle, [λαῖφος] κατεστήσαντο βοεῦσι steadied it, []; A.2 bring down to a place, τούς μ᾽ ἐκέλευσα Πύλονδε καταστῆσαι …

Where it's used 22 times

Matthew 24:45 · Matthew 24:47 · Matthew 25:21 · Matthew 25:23 · Luke 12:14 · Luke 12:42 · Luke 12:44 · Acts 6:3 · Acts 7:10 · Acts 7:27 · Acts 7:35 · Acts 17:15 · Romans 5:19 · Titus 1:5 · Hebrews 2:7 · Hebrews 5:1 · Hebrews 7:28 · Hebrews 8:3 · James 3:6 · James 4:4 · 2 Peter 1:8 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G2525; TFLSJ G2525

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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