2525. kathistémi
Strong's Concordance
kathistémi: to set in order, appoint
Original Word: καθίστημι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: kathistémi
Phonetic Spelling: (kath-is'-tay-mee)
Short Definition: I set, establish, appoint, conduct
Definition: I set down, bring down to a place; I set in order, appoint, make, constitute.
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2525 kathístēmi (from 2596 /katá, "down" and 2476 /hístēmi, "to stand") – properly, set down (in place), i.e. "put in charge," give standing (authority, status) which enables someone to rule (exercise decisive force).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2525: καθίστημι

καθίστημι (also καθιστάω, whence the participle καθιστῶντες Acts 17:15 R G; and καθιστάνω, whence καθιστάνοντες Acts 17:15 L T Tr WH; see ἵστημι, at the beginning); future καταστήσω; 1 aorist κατέστησα; passive, present καθισταμαι; 1 aorist κατεστάθην; 1 future κατασταθήσομαι; the Sept. for הֵשִׂים, הֵקִים, הִפְקִיד, הִתְיַצֵּב, הֶעֱמִיד, נָתַן; (properly, to set down, put down), to set, place, put:

a. τινα ἐπί τίνος, to set one over a thing (in charge of it), Matthew 24:45; Matthew 25:21, 23; Luke 12:42; Acts 6:3; also ἐπί τίνι, Matthew 24:47; Luke 12:44; ἐπί τί, Hebrews 2:7 Rec. from Psalm 8:7.

b. τινα, to appoint one to administer an office (cf. German bestellen): πρεσβυτέρους, Titus 1:5; τινα εἰς τό with an infinitive, to appoint to do something, Hebrews 8:3; τά πρός τόν Θεόν to conduct the worship of God, Hebrews 5:1; followed by ἵνα, ibid.; τινα with a predicate accusative indicating the office to be administered (to make one so and so; cf. Winers Grammar, § 32, 4b.; Buttmann, § 131, 7) (so very often in Greek writings from Herodotus down), Luke 12:14; Acts 7:10, 27, 35; Hebrews 7:28.

c. "to set down as, constitute (Latinsisto), equivalent to to declare, show to be": passive with ἁμαρτωλός, δίκαιος, Romans 5:19 (cf. Prof. T. Dwight in New Englander for 1867, p. 590ff; Dietzsch, Adam u. Christus (Bonn, 1871), p. 188).

d. "to constitute (Latinsisto) equivalent to to render, make, cause to be": τινα οὐκ ἀργόν, οὐδέ ἀκαρπον, i. e. (by litotes) laborious and fruitful, 2 Peter 1:8.

e. to conduct or bring to a certain place: τινα, Acts 17:15 (2 Chronicles 28:15 for הֵבִיא; Joshua 6:23; 1 Samuel 5:3; Homer, Odyssey 13, 274; Xenophon, an. 4, 8, 8 and in other secular authors).

f. Middle to show or exhibit oneself; come forward as: with a predicate nominative, James 4:4; γλῶσσα ... σπιλοῦσα, James 3:6. (Compare: ἀντικαθίστημι, ἀποκαθίστημι.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
appoint, be, conduct, make, ordain, set.

From kata and histemi; to place down (permanently), i.e. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy -- appoint, be, conduct, make, ordain, set.

see GREEK kata

see GREEK histemi

Forms and Transliterations
καθεσταμ΄ καθεστάμενοι καθεσταμένος καθεστάμενος καθεσταμένων καθέστηκά καθεστηκός καθεστηκώς καθίζετε καθιστά καθιστανοντες καθιστάνοντες καθισταται καθίσταται καθίστημί καθιστησιν καθίστησιν καθιστών καθιστώντες κατασταθέντες κατασταθήναι κατασταθήσεται κατασταθησονται κατασταθήσονται καταστάσα καταστή καταστήσαι καταστήσαί καταστήσατε καταστησάτω καταστησει καταστήσει καταστήσεις καταστήσεται καταστήσετε καταστήση καταστησης καταστήσης καταστήσῃς καταστησομεν καταστήσομεν κατάστησον καταστήσουσιν καταστησω καταστήσω κατάστητε κατεστάθην κατεσταθησαν κατεστάθησαν κατέστακα κατέστη κατέστησα κατέστησαν κατεστησας κατέστησας κατέστησε κατέστησέ κατεστησεν κατέστησεν katastathesontai katastathēsontai katastathḗsontai katastesei katastēsei katastḗsei katastḗseis katastḗsēis katasteses katastēsēs katasteso katastēsō katastḗso katastḗsō katastesomen katastēsomen katastḗsomen katestathesan katestathēsan katestáthesan katestáthēsan katestesas katestēsas katéstesas katéstēsas katestesen katestēsen katéstesen katéstēsen kathistanontes kathistánontes kathistatai kathístatai kathistesin kathistēsin kathístesin kathístēsin
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22 Occurrences


κατασταθήσονται — 1 Occ.
καταστήσῃς — 1 Occ.
καταστήσει — 3 Occ.
καταστήσω — 2 Occ.
καταστήσομεν — 1 Occ.
κατεστάθησαν — 1 Occ.
κατέστησας — 1 Occ.
κατέστησεν — 5 Occ.
καθιστάνοντες — 1 Occ.
καθίσταται — 4 Occ.
καθίστησιν — 2 Occ.

Matthew 24:45 V-AIA-3S
GRK: φρόνιμος ὃν κατέστησεν ὁ κύριος
NAS: his master put in charge of his household
KJV: his lord hath made ruler over his
INT: wise whom has set the master

Matthew 24:47 V-FIA-3S
GRK: ὑπάρχουσιν αὐτοῦ καταστήσει αὐτόν
NAS: I say to you that he will put him in charge of all
KJV: he shall make him ruler over all
INT: possessions of him he will set him

Matthew 25:21 V-FIA-1S
GRK: πολλῶν σε καταστήσω εἴσελθε εἰς
NAS: with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things;
KJV: thee ruler over
INT: many things you will I set enter into

Matthew 25:23 V-FIA-1S
GRK: πολλῶν σε καταστήσω εἴσελθε εἰς
NAS: with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things;
KJV: thee ruler over
INT: many things you will I set enter into

Luke 12:14 V-AIA-3S
GRK: τίς με κατέστησεν κριτὴν ἢ
NAS: who appointed Me a judge
KJV: Man, who made me a judge
INT: who me appointed a judge or

Luke 12:42 V-FIA-3S
GRK: φρόνιμος ὃν καταστήσει ὁ κύριος
NAS: his master will put in charge of his servants,
KJV: [his] lord shall make ruler over
INT: wise whom will set the Lord

Luke 12:44 V-FIA-3S
GRK: ὑπάρχουσιν αὐτοῦ καταστήσει αὐτόν
NAS: I say to you that he will put him in charge of all
KJV: that he will make him ruler over all
INT: possessions of him he will set him

Acts 6:3 V-FIA-1P
GRK: σοφίας οὓς καταστήσομεν ἐπὶ τῆς
NAS: whom we may put in charge of this
KJV: wisdom, whom we may appoint over this
INT: wisdom whom we will appoint over the

Acts 7:10 V-AIA-3S
GRK: Αἰγύπτου καὶ κατέστησεν αὐτὸν ἡγούμενον
NAS: of Egypt, and he made him governor
KJV: of Egypt; and he made him governor
INT: of Egypt and he appoointed him ruler

Acts 7:27 V-AIA-3S
GRK: Τίς σὲ κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ
NAS: saying, WHO MADE YOU A RULER AND JUDGE
KJV: saying, Who made thee a ruler
INT: Who you appointed ruler and

Acts 7:35 V-AIA-3S
GRK: Τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ
NAS: WHO MADE YOU A RULER
KJV: saying, Who made thee a ruler
INT: Who you appointed ruler and

Acts 17:15 V-PPA-NMP
GRK: οἱ δὲ καθιστάνοντες τὸν Παῦλον
NAS: Now those who escorted Paul brought
KJV: And they that conducted Paul brought
INT: those moreover escorting Paul

Romans 5:19 V-AIP-3P
GRK: ἀνθρώπου ἁμαρτωλοὶ κατεστάθησαν οἱ πολλοί
NAS: the many were made sinners,
KJV: many were made sinners,
INT: man sinners were appointed the many

Romans 5:19 V-FIP-3P
GRK: ἑνὸς δίκαιοι κατασταθήσονται οἱ πολλοί
NAS: the many will be made righteous.
KJV: shall many be made righteous.
INT: one righteous will be appointed the many

Titus 1:5 V-ASA-2S
GRK: ἐπιδιορθώσῃ καὶ καταστήσῃς κατὰ πόλιν
NAS: what remains and appoint elders
KJV: and ordain elders
INT: you might set right and might appoint in every city

Hebrews 2:7 V-AIA-2S
GRK: αὐτόν καὶ κατέστησας αὐτὸν ἐπὶ
NAS: AND HONOR, AND HAVE APPOINTED HIM OVER
KJV: honour, and didst set him over
INT: him and did set him over

Hebrews 5:1 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: ὑπὲρ ἀνθρώπων καθίσταται τὰ πρὸς
NAS: men is appointed on behalf
KJV: from among men is ordained for men
INT: for men is appointed in things relating to

Hebrews 7:28 V-PIA-3S
GRK: γὰρ ἀνθρώπους καθίστησιν ἀρχιερεῖς ἔχοντας
NAS: For the Law appoints men
KJV: For the law maketh men high priests
INT: indeed men appoints high priests [who] have

Hebrews 8:3 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: καὶ θυσίας καθίσταται ὅθεν ἀναγκαῖον
NAS: high priest is appointed to offer
KJV: every high priest is ordained to offer
INT: and sacrifices is appointed from where [it is] necessary

James 3:6 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: ἡ γλῶσσα καθίσταται ἐν τοῖς
NAS: the tongue is set among
KJV: of iniquity: so is the tongue among
INT: the tongue is set in the

James 4:4 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: τοῦ θεοῦ καθίσταται
NAS: of the world makes himself an enemy
KJV: of the world is the enemy
INT: of God is appointed

2 Peter 1:8 V-PIA-3S
GRK: οὐδὲ ἀκάρπους καθίστησιν εἰς τὴν
NAS: and are increasing, they render you neither
KJV: abound, they make [you that ye shall] neither
INT: nor unfruitful make [you] as to the

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