Greek verb · G2525
καθίστημι
kathistemikath-is'-tay-mee
to set in order, appoint, make, constitute
21 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: kathístēmi
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2525is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 27New Testament books
- 10spellings
- 1meaning
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2525
to place down (permanently), i.e. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy
The King James renders it: appoint, be, conduct, make, ordain, set.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
kathistemi is rendered "to set in order, appoint, make, constitute". It stands 21 times in the Greek text, across eight books.
- Five of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- Its one listed meaning is "to set in order, appoint, make, constitute".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 24:45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
- The Greek text spells it ten different ways.
The first use
Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
Matthew 24:45κατέστησεν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries one meaning: to set in order, appoint, make, constitute.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to set in order, appoint, make, constitute | Tagged as
and 7 more, 21 uses in all | WhereLuke 12:14But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?” |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 21, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
10 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- κατέστησεν5
- καθίσταται4
- καταστήσει3
- καθίστησιν2
- καταστήσω2
- καθιστάνοντες1
- κατασταθήσονται1
- καταστήσῃς1
- καταστήσομεν1
- κατεστάθησαν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular5V-AAI-3S
- verb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-PPI-3S
- verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-FAI-3S
- verb · future active, indicative · 1st person singular2V-FAI-1S
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-PAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person singular1V-AAS-2S
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-API-3P
- verb · future active, indicative · 1st person plural1V-FAI-1P
- verb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-FPI-3P
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PAP-NPM
Matthew
four uses
Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
- κατέστησενkatestesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has set
Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
- καταστήσειkatasteseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he will set
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- καταστήσωkatastesoverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: will I set
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- καταστήσωkatastesoverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: will I set
Luke
three uses
But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”
- κατέστησενkatestesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: appointed
And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
- καταστήσειkatasteseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will set
Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
- καταστήσειkatasteseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he will set
Acts
five uses
Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them
- καταστήσομενkatastesomenverb · future active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we will appoint
and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
- κατέστησενkatestesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he appointed
But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
- κατέστησενkatestesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: appointed
This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
- κατέστησενkatestesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: appointed
Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
- καθιστάνοντεςkathistanontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: escorting
Romans
two uses
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
- κατεστάθησανkatestathesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were made
- κατασταθήσονταιkatastathesontaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: will be made
Titus
one use
The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
- καταστήσῃςkatastesesverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person singulartagged: may appoint
Hebrews
three uses
Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
- καθίσταταιkathistataiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is appointed
For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
- καθίστησινkathistesinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: appoints
And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.
- καθίσταταιkathistataiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is appointed
James
two uses
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
- καθίσταταιkathistataiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is set
You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.
- καθίσταταιkathistataiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is appointed
2 Peter
one use
For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- καθίστησινkathistesinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: make
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.