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Standing

βαθμόςStrong’s G0898

bathmos

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Bathmos is the Greek word usually translated “standing”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.”
1 Timothy 3:13 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “standing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • a standing 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Timothy 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    βαθμός bathmos · standing

    βαθμός, -οῦ, ὁ, Ion. form of βασμός (βαίνω, to step), [in LXX 1Ki.5:5 (מִפְתָּן), 4Ki.20:9, 10 11 (מַעֲלָה), Sir.6:36 * ;] a step (4Ki, l.with, of degrees of a dial); metaphorically, a degree, standing: 1Ti.3:13.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “standing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    STANDING, participle present

    tense

    1. Being on the feet; being erect. [See Stand.]
    2. Moving in a certain direction to or from an object.
    3. adjective Settled; established, either by law or by custom, etc.; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as a standing army.
    4. Lasting; not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; as a standing color.
    All definitions and other forms of “standing”
    1. Stagnant; not flowing; as standing water.
    2. Fixed; not movable; as a standing bed; distinguished from a truckle bed.
    3. Remaining erect; not cut down; as standing corn.

    STANDING, noun

    1. Continuance; duration or existence; as a custom of long standing
    2. Possession of an office, character or place; as a patron or officer of long standing
    3. Station; place to stand in.
    4. Power to stand.“I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing” Psalms 69:2
    5. Rank; condition in society; as a man of good standing or of high standing among his friends.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.