Be present
ἐνίστημιStrong’s G1764enistēmi
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Enistēmi is the Greek word usually translated “things being present”, “being present” and “having come presently”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.”
Meaning
Usually translated “things being present”, “being present” and “having come presently”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- things being present 2
- being present 2
- having come presently 1
- has been present 1
- will be present 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Romans 1
- Galatians 1
- 2 Thessalonians 1
- 2 Timothy 1
- Hebrews 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 8:38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
- 1 Corinthians 3:22Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
- 1 Corinthians 7:26I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
- Galatians 1:4Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
- 2 Timothy 3:1This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
- Hebrews 9:9Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
Greek dictionary
ἐνίστημι enistēmi · be present
ἐν-ίστημι [in LXX: 4Ki.13:6 A (עֶמְדָּה), 3Ki.12:24, 1Es.5:47 Est.9:6, Est.3:13, 1; 4Ma.9.1-32 * ;] to place in; in pf., plpf., 2 aor. and in mid., intrans.; (a) to be at hand, impend, threaten: 2Ti.3:1; (b) to be present: 2Th.2:2 (but see Thayer, see word); pf. ptcp., present: 1Co.7:26, Gal.1:4, Heb.9:9; pl., Rom.8:38, 1Co.3:22 (Cremer, 3O9).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “present” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PRES'ENT, adjective
s as z. [Latin proesens; proe and sum, esse, to be.]
- Being in a certain place; opposed to absent.
- Being before the face or near; being in company.“These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you” John 14:25
- Being now in view or under consideration.
- Now existing, or being at this time; not past or future; as the present session of congress.
All definitions and other forms of “present”
- Ready at hand; quick in emergency; as present wit.
- Favorably attentive; not heedless; propitious.
- Not absent of mind; not abstracted; attentive.
PRES'ENT, noun
That which is presented or given; a gift; a donative; something given or offered to another gratuitously; a word of general application.
PRESENT', verb transitive
[Low Latin proesento; Latin proesens; proe, before, and sum, esse, to be.]
- To set, place or introduce into the presence or before the face of a superior, as to present an envoy to the king; and with the reciprocal pronoun, to come into the presence of a superior.“Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord” Job 1:6
- To exhibit to view or notice.
- To offer; to exhibit.
- To give; to offer gratuitously for reception.
- To put into the hands of another in ceremony.
- To favor with a gift; as, we present a man with a suit of clothes.
- To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
- To offer.
- To lay before a public body for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc.; as, to present a memorial, petition, remonstrance or indictment.
- To lay before a court of judicature as an object of inquiry; to give notice officially of a crime or offense.
- To point a weapon, particularly some species of fire-arms; as, to present a musket to the breast of another; in manual exercise, to present arms.
- To indict; a customary use of the word in the United Stats.
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.