ΕΓΚΑΘΙΣΤΗΜΙ, εγκαθιστημι
EGKATHISTĒMI, egkathistēmi
Sounds Like: eng-ka-this-TEE-mee
Translations: to appoint, to establish, to set up, to install
From the root: ΕΓΚΑΘΙΣΤΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to appoint, establish, or set someone or something in a particular place or position. It is a compound word formed from 'ἐν' (en, in/on), 'κατά' (kata, down/against), and 'ἵστημι' (histemi, to stand/set). It implies placing someone in authority or establishing a system or practice. For example, one might use it to describe appointing an elder in a church or establishing a new law.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1700 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΓΚΑΘΙΣΤΗΜΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΓΚΑΘΙΣΤΑΝΤΟΣ — of establishing, of appointing, of setting up, of placing, of installing
- ἘΓΚΑΘΙΣΤΑΣ — to set in, to appoint, to establish, to place, to install
- ἘΓΚΑΘΙΣΤΗΣΙΝ — he establishes, he appoints, he sets in, he places in
- ἘΓΚΑΤΑΣΤΗΣΑΣ — having appointed, having established, having set up, having placed, having installed
- ἘΓΚΑΤΕΣΤΗΣΕΝ — he established, he appointed, he set up, he installed, he placed, he settled
- ΕΓΚΑΘΙΣΤΑΣ — appointing, establishing, setting in, one who appoints, one who establishes
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