ἘΓΚΑΘΙΣΤΑΣ, ἐγκαθιστας
EGKATHISTAS, egkathistas
Sounds Like: eng-ka-this-TAS
Translations: to set in, to appoint, to establish, to place, to install
From the root: ΕΓΚΑΘΙΣΤΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to set someone or something in a particular place, to appoint them to a position, or to establish something. It implies placing someone in authority or a specific role. It is a compound word formed from 'ἐν' (in, on), 'κατά' (down, against), and 'ἵστημι' (to stand, to set).
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine, Aorist Active Participle
Strong’s number: G1707 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 8:3
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
- 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
- ΕΓΚΑΘΙΣΤΗΜΙ — to appoint, to establish, to set up, to install
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