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To stand

ἵστημιStrong’s G2476

histēmi

Appears in 151 verses of the New Testament

In short

Histēmi is the Greek word usually translated “already standing”, “having stood” and “standing”. It appears in 151 verses of the New Testament.

“Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,”
Jude 1:24 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • already standing 21
  • having stood 14
  • standing 13
  • had stood 9
  • stood 7
  • to stand 7
  • he stood 5
  • will stand 4

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

Where it's used most
  • Acts 35
  • Luke 25
  • Matthew 20
  • John 20
  • Revelation 20
  • Mark 10

16 books in all.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
All 151 verses, by book
1 Corinthians 3
7:3710:1215:1
2 Corinthians 2
1:2413:1
Ephesians 3
6:116:136:14
Colossians 1
4:12
2 Timothy 1
2:19
Hebrews 2
10:910:11
James 2
2:35:9
1 Peter 1
5:12
Jude 1
1:24
Greek dictionary

ἵστημι histēmi · to stand

ἵστημι, and in late writers, also ἱστάνω (Veitch, see word; Bl., §23, 2; M, Pr., 55), [in LXX chiefly for עמד, קוּם, also for נצב ni., hi., יצב hith., etc.]. I. Trans, in pres., impf., fut. and 1 aor. act. and in the tenses of the pass. …

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

STAND, verb intransitive

preterit tense and participle passive stood. [This verb, if from the root of G., is a derivative from the noun, which is formed from the participle of the original verb. In this case, the noun should properly precede the verb. It may be here remarked that if stan is the radical word, stand and Latin Sto cannot be from the same stock. But stand in the preterit tense is stood, and sto forms steti. This induces a suspicion that stan is not the root of stand but that n is casual. I am inclined however to believe these words to be from different roots. The Russ. Stoyu, to stand is the Latin sto, but it signifies also to be, to exist, being the substantive verb.]

  1. To be upon the feet, as an animal; not to sit, kneel or lie.“And the king turned his face about and blessed all the congregation of Israel, and all the congregation of Israel stood” 1 Kings 8:14
  2. To be erect, supported by the roots, as a tree or other plant.
  3. To be on its foundation; not to be overthrown or demolished; as, an old castle is yet standing.
  4. To be placed or situated; to have a certain position or location.
All definitions and other forms of “stand”
  1. To remain upright, in a moral sense; not to fall.
  2. To become erect.
  3. To stop; to halt; not to proceed.
  4. To stop; to be at a stationary point.
  5. To be in a state of fixedness; hence, to continue; to endure.
  6. To be fixed or steady; not to vacillate.
  7. To be in or to maintain a posture of resistance or defense.“The king granted the Jews to stand for their life” Esther 8:11
  8. To be placed with regard to order or rank.
  9. To be in particular state; to be, emphatically expressed, that is, to be fixed or set; the primary sense of the substantive verb.
  10. To continue unchanged or valid; not to fail or become void.“My mercy will I keep for him, and my covenant shall stand fast with him” Psalms 89:28
  11. To consist; to have its being and essence.“Sacrifices--which stood only in meats and drinks” Hebrews 9:10
  12. To have a place.
  13. To be in any state.
  14. To be in particular respect or relation; as, to stand godfather to one.
  15. To be, with regard to state of mind.“STAND in awe, and sin not” Psalms 4:4
  16. To succeed; to maintain ones ground; not to fail; to be acquitted; to be safe.
  17. To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor.
  18. To have a direction.
  19. To offer ones self as a candidate.
  20. To place ones self; to be placed.“I stood between the Lord and you at that time--” Deuteronomy 5:5
  21. To stagnate; not to flow.
  22. To be satisfied or convinced.
  23. To make delay.
  24. To persist; to persevere.
  25. To adhere; to abide.
  26. To be permanent; to endure; not to vanish or fade; as, the color will stand
  27. To be near; to be a spectator; to be present.
  28. To be aside; to be placed aside with disregard.
  29. To maintain; to defend; to support; not to desert.
  30. To rest on for support; to be supported.
  31. To offer ones self as a candidate.
  32. To side with; to support; to maintain, or to profess or attempt to maintain.
  33. To be in the place of; to be the substitute or representative of.
  34. In seamens language, to direct the course towards.
  35. To keep at a distance.
  36. Not to comply.
  37. To keep at a distance in friendship or social intercourse; to forbear intimacy.
  38. To appear prominent; to have relief.
  39. To project; to be prominent.
  40. To persist in opposition or resistance; not to yield or comply; not to give way or recede.
  41. With seamen, to direct the course from land or a harbor.
  42. To ply; to urge efforts; to persevere.
  43. To remain fixed in a purpose or opinion.
  44. To abide by; to adhere; as to a contract, assertion, promise, etc.; as, to stand to an award; to stand to ones word.
  45. Not to yield; not to fly; to maintain the ground.
  46. To rise from sitting; to be on the feet.
  47. To arise in order to gain notice.“Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation of such things as I supposed” Acts 25:18
  48. To make a party.
  49. To concern; to interest.
  50. To value; to pride.
  51. To insist; as, to stand upon security.

STAND, verb transitive

  1. To endure; to sustain; to bear.
  2. To endure; to resist without yielding or receding.
  3. To await; to suffer; to abide by.

STAND, noun

  1. A stop; a halt; as, to make a stand; to come to a stand either in walking or in any progressive business.
  2. A station; a place or post where one stands; or a place convenient for persons to remain for any purpose.
  3. Rank; post; station.
  4. The act of opposing.
  5. The highest point; or the ultimate point of progression, where a stop is made, and regressive motion commences.
  6. A young tree, usually reserved when the other trees are cut. [English.]
  7. A small table; as a candle-stand; or any frame on which vessels and utensils may be laid.
  8. In commerce, a weight of from two hundred and a half to three hundred of pitch.
  9. Something on which a thing rests or is laid; as a hay-stand.

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.