To approach
ἐφίστημιStrong’s G2186ephistēmi
Appears in 21 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ephistēmi is the Greek word usually translated “stood by”, “having come up” and “stood”. It appears in 21 verses of the New Testament.
“And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.”
Meaning
Usually translated “stood by”, “having come up” and “stood”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- stood by 3
- having come up 3
- stood 2
- having stood by 2
- having stood 1
- came up 1
- may come 1
- came 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 11
- Luke 7
- 2 Timothy 2
- 1 Thessalonians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 2:38And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
- Luke 4:39And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
- Luke 10:40But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
- Luke 20:1And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
- Luke 21:34And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
- Luke 24:4And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
Greek dictionary
ἐφίστημι ephistēmi · to approach
ἐφ-ίστημι [in LXX for נָצַב ni., שִׁית, נָתַן, etc. ;] 1. causal in pres., impf., fut., 1 aor., to set upon or by, set up, etc. (Æsch., Hdt., Arist., al). 2. Intrans. in mid, and in pf. and 2 aor. act.; (a) to stand upon; (b) to be set over; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “approach” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
APPROACH, verb intransitive
[The Latin proximus contains the root, but the word, in the positive degree, is not found in the Latin. It is from a root in class Brg, signifying to drive, move, or press toward.]
- To come or go near, in place; to draw near; to advance nearer.“Wherefore approached ye so nigh the city?” 2 Samuel 11:20
- To draw near in time.
- To draw near, in a figurative sense; to advance near to a point aimed at, in science, literature, government, morals, etc.; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.
- To draw near in duty, as in prayer or worship.
All definitions and other forms of “approach”
APPROACH, verb transitive
- To come near to; as, Pope approaches Virgil in smoothness of versification.
- To have access carnally. Leviticus 18:6
- In gardening, to ingraft a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock.
- The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near; as, he was aprised of the enemy's approach
- Access; as, the approach to kings.
- In fortification, not only the advances of an army are called approaches, but the works thrown up by the beseigers, to protect them in their advances towards a fortress.
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.