ἐνίστημιenístēmi
to place in; in perfect, plpf., 2 aorist and in middle, intransitive
Greek (New Testament) · G1764
Meanings
(a) to be at hand, impend, threaten: 2 Timothy 3:1
(b) to be present: 2 Thessalonians 2:2; perfect participle, present: 1 Corinthians 7:26, Galatians 1:4, Hebrews 9:9; plural, Romans 8:38, 1 Corinthians 3:22.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Romans 8:38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.
- 1 Corinthians 3:22 whether Paul or Apollos or Peter, or the world, or life and death, or the present and the future. Everything belongs to you,
- 1 Corinthians 7:26 Because of the present crisis, I think it is best to remain as you are.
- Galatians 1:4 Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:2 Don’t be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don’t believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us.
- 2 Timothy 3:1 You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.