Greek · G1764 · unreviewed

ἐνίστημι

Be present

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ἐνίστημι G1764

Pronunciation enístēmi

What does ἐνίστημι (enístēmi) mean in the Bible?

ἐνίστημι (enístēmi) is a Greek word meaning "be present". ἐν-ίστημι [in LXX: 4Ki.

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Meaning

be present

Extended definition

to place in; in pf., plpf., 2 aor. and in mid., intrans.;

ato be at hand, impend, threaten: 2Ti.3:1;

bto 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).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

prospective 1 resultant 1 participle 5

Tense

perfect 6 future 1

Voice

active 6 middle 1

Mood

participle 5 indicative 2

NT Occurrences

Romans 8:38 ἐνεστῶτα perfect active participle participle 1 Corinthians 3:22 ἐνεστῶτα perfect active participle participle 1 Corinthians 7:26 ἐνεστῶσαν perfect active participle participle Galatians 1:4 ἐνεστῶτος perfect active participle participle 2 Thessalonians 2:2 ἐνέστηκεν perfect active indicative resultant 2 Timothy 3:1 ἐνστήσονται future middle indicative prospective Hebrews 9:9 ἐνεστηκότα perfect active participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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