ἘΓΚΑΘΙΣΤΗΣΙΝ, ἐγκαθιστησιν
EGKATHISTĒSIN, egkathistēsin
Sounds Like: eng-ka-this-TEE-sin
Translations: he establishes, he appoints, he sets in, he places in
From the root: ΕΓΚΑΘΙΣΤΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to establish, appoint, or set someone or something in a particular place or position. It implies the act of putting someone in charge or settling something firmly. It is often used in contexts of establishing authority or placing troops.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Present Indicative, Active Voice
Strong’s number: G1487 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
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
- 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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