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Strong's G2525 καθίστημι (kathistemi)

Kathistemi means “appoint” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2525 — cham (“hot”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2525
Language Greek
Linked Usages 205
Books 39

Strong's G2525 Quick Answer

Strong's G2525 καθίστημι (kathistemi) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kathistemi (kath-is'-tay-mee) v. 1. to place down (permanently) 2. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy It has 205 linked Bible usages across 39 books. Visible English usage signals include over, lord, set, king, and appointed. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
kathistemi (kath-is'-tay-mee) v. 1. to place down (permanently) 2. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy
Usage
205 linked usages
Books
39 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
over, lord, set, king, and appointed

Meaning and Definition

kathistemi (kath-is'-tay-mee) v. 1. to place down (permanently) 2. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy [from G2596 and G2476] KJV: appoint, be, conduct, make, ordain, set Root(s): G2596, G2476

Original Word
καθίστημι
Transliteration
kathistemi
Derivation
Root: ἵστημι R1: 2596 R2: 2476
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2525. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to appoint/conduct

Usage: καθ-ίστημι (and καθιστάνω, Act.17:15), [in LXX for פָּקַד, קוּם, שׂוּם, etc., 24 words in all* ;] __1. __(a) to set down; __(b) to bring down to a place (Hom., Xen., al.; 2Ch.28:15, 1Ki.5:3): Act.17:15. __2. to set in order, appoint, make, constitute: Tit.1:5, 2Pe.1:8; with dupl. accusative, κριτήν, Luk.12:14; ἡγούμενον, Act.7:10; ἄρχοντα, Act.7:27, 35" (LXX) ; ἀρχιερεῖς, Heb.7:28; before ἐπί, with genitive, Mat.24:45 25:21, 23, Luk.12:42, Act.6:3; id. with dative, Mat.24:47, Luk.12:44; id.

with accusative, Heb.2:7 (LXX) (WH, R, mg. omit); pass. (see Mayor, Ja., 115 f.), Rom.5:19, Jas.3:6 4:4; before εἰς with inf., Heb.8:3; τὰ πρὸς τ. θεόν, Heb.5:1 (cf. ἀντι-, ἀπο-καθίστημι). † (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

over lord set king appointed house thee men people land son said

How Strong's G2525 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 128 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2525 (καθίστημι) appears 190 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2525 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2525 in the New Testament

21 indexed usages in New Testament.

Strong's G2525 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

128 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 39:4 Septuagint / Brenton

And Joseph found grace in the presence of his lord, and was well-pleasing to him; and he set him over his house, and all that he had he gave into the hand of Joseph.

Genesis 39:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And it came to pass after that he was set over his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the house of the Egyptian for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was on all his possessions in the house, and in his field.

Genesis 41:33 Septuagint / Brenton

Now then, look out a wise and prudent man, and set him over the land of Egypt.

Strong's G2525 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

56 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2525.

Genesis 39:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joseph found grace in the presence of his lord, and was well-pleasing to him; and he set him over his house, and all that he had he gave into the hand of Joseph.
Genesis 39:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after that he was set over his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the house of the Egyptian for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was on all his possessions in the house, and in his field.
Genesis 41:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now then, look out a wise and prudent man, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let Pharaoh make and appoint local governors over the land; and let them take up a fifth part of all the produce of the land of Egypt for the seven years of the plenty.
Genesis 41:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Behold, I set thee this day over all the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he mounted him on the second of his chariots, and a herald made proclamation before him; and he set him over all the land of Egypt.
Genesis 47:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, Thy father, and thy brethren, are come to thee.
Exodus 2:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? wilt thou slay me as thou yesterday slewest the Egyptian? Then Moses was alarmed, and said, If it be thus, this matter has become known.
Exodus 5:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the accountants of the race of the children of Israel, who were set over them by the masters of Pharaoh, were scourged, and questioned, men saying, Why have ye not fulfilled your rates of brickwork as yesterday and the third day, today also?
Exodus 18:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And do thou look out for thyself out of all the people able men, fearing God, righteous men, hating pride, and thou shalt set over the people captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens.
Numbers 3:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons over the tabernacle of witness; and they shall keep their charge of priesthood, and all things belonging to the altar, and within the veil; and the stranger that touches them shall die.
Numbers 3:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the chief over the chief of the Levites, was Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, appointed to keep the charges of the holy things.
Numbers 4:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This do ye to them, and they shall live and not die, when they approach the holy of holies: Let Aaron and his sons advance, and they shall place them each in his post for bearing.
Numbers 21:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he has appointed brooks to cause Ar to dwell there; And it lies near to the coasts of Moab.
Numbers 31:48 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all those who were appointed to be officers of thousands of the host, captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, approached Moses, and said to Moses,
Deuteronomy 1:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Take to yourselves wise and understanding and prudent men for your tribes, and I will set your leaders over you.
Deuteronomy 1:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So I took of you wise and understanding and prudent men, and I set them to rule over you as rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, and rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens, and officers to your judges.
Deuteronomy 16:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt make for thyself judges and officers in thy cities, which the Lord thy God gives thee in thy tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment:
Deuteronomy 17:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when thou shalt enter into the land which the Lord thy God gives thee, and shalt inherit it and dwell in it, and shalt say, I will set a ruler over me, as also the other nations round about me;
Deuteronomy 17:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
thou shalt surely set over thee the ruler whom the Lord God shall choose: of thy brethren thou shalt set over thee a ruler; thou shalt not have power to set over thee a stranger, because he is not thy brother.
Deuteronomy 19:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if an unjust witness rise up against a man, alleging iniquity against him;
Deuteronomy 20:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass when the scribes shall have ceased speaking to the people, that they shall appoint generals of the army to be leaders of the people.
Deuteronomy 25:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass that the child which she shall bear, shall be named by the name of the deceased, and his name shall not be blotted out of Israel.
Deuteronomy 28:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord thy God make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt then be above and thou shalt not be below, if thou wilt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, in all things that I charge thee this day to observe.
Deuteronomy 28:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord carry away thee and thy princes, whom thou shalt set over thee, to a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers know; and thou shalt there serve other gods, wood and stone.
Deuteronomy 32:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Without, the sword shall bereave them of children, And terror shall issue out of the secret chambers; The young man shall perish with the virgin, The suckling with him who has grown old.
Joshua 6:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the two young men who had spied out the city entered into the house of the woman, and brought out Rahab the harlot, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and her kindred, and all that she had; and they set her without the camp of Israel.
Joshua 8:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt do to Ai, as thou didst to Jericho and its king; and thou shalt take to thyself the spoil of its cattle; set now for thyself an ambush for the city behind.
Joshua 9:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
Joshua 10:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua said, Roll stones to the mouth of the cave, and set men to watch over them.
Joshua 20:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Even a refuge to the slayer who has smitten a man unintentionally; and the cities shall be to you a refuge, and the slayer shall not be put to death by the avenger of blood, until he have stood before the congregation for judgment.
Joshua 20:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
These were the cities selected for the sons of Israel, and for the stranger abiding among them, that every one who smites a soul unintentionally should flee thither, that he should not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he should stand before the congregation for judgment.
1 Kingdoms 1:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and stood before the Lord: and Eli the priest was on a seat by the threshold of the temple of the Lord.
1 Kingdoms 1:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she said, I pray thee, my lord, as thy soul liveth, I am the woman that stood in thy presence with thee while praying to the Lord.
1 Kingdoms 3:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord came, and stood, and called him as before: and Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant hears.
1 Kingdoms 5:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the people of Ashdod rose early, and entered into the house of Dagon; and looked, and behold, Dagon had fallen on his face before the ark of the Lord: and they lifted up Dagon, and set him in his place. And the hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Ashdodians, and he plagued them, and he smote them in their secret parts, Ashdod and her coasts.
1 Kingdoms 8:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
1 Kingdoms 8:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and they said to him, Behold, thou art grown old, and thy sons walk not in thy way; and now set over us a king to judge us, as also the other nations have.
1 Kingdoms 10:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye have this day rejected God, who is himself your Deliverer out of all your evils and afflictions; and ye said, Nay, but thou shalt set a king over us: and now stand before the Lord according to your tribes, and according to your families.
1 Kingdoms 10:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he ran and took him thence, and he set him in the midst of the people; and he was higher than all the people by his shoulders and upward.
1 Kingdoms 12:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now stand still, and I will judge you before the Lord; and I will relate to you all the righteousness of the Lord, the things which he has wrought among you and your fathers.
1 Kingdoms 12:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now stand still, and see this great thing, which the Lord will do before your eyes.
1 Kingdoms 18:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he removed him from him, and made him a captain of a thousand for himself; and he went out and came in before the people.
1 Kingdoms 19:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul sent messengers to take David, and they saw the assembly of the prophets, and Samuel stood as appointed over them; and the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they prophesy.
1 Kingdoms 22:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Doeg the Syrian who was over the mules of Saul answered and said, I saw the son of Jesse as he came to Nob to Ahimelech son of Ahitub the priest.
1 Kingdoms 29:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the captains of the Philistines were displeased at him, and they say to him, Send the man away, and let him return to his place, where thou didst set him; and let him not come with us to the war, and let him not be a traitor in the camp: and wherewith will he be reconciled to his master? will it not be with the heads of those men?
1 Kingdoms 29:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now then rise up early in the morning, thou and the servants of thy lord that are come with thee, and go to the place where I appointed you, and entertain no evil thought in thy heart, for thou art good in my sight: and rise early for your journey when it is light, and depart.
1 Kingdoms 30:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and he ate, and his spirit was restored in him; for he had not eaten bread, and had not drunk water three days and three nights.
2 Kingdoms 3:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And that I am this day a mere kinsman of his, and as it were a subject; but these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me: the Lord reward the evildoer according to his wickedness.
2 Kingdoms 6:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to Michal, I will dance before the Lord. Blessed be the Lord who chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to make me head over his people, even over Israel: therefore I will play, and dance before the Lord.
2 Kingdoms 15:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Absalom said, O that one would make me a judge in the land; then every man who had a dispute or a cause would come to me, and I would judge him!
2 Kingdoms 17:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Absalom appointed Amasa in the room of Joab over the host. And Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Jether of Jezreel: he went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, the sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
2 Kingdoms 18:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David numbered the people with him, and set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.
3 Kingdoms 4:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ornia the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan was the king’s friend.
3 Kingdoms 4:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, to provide for the king and his household; each one’s turn came to supply for a month in the year.
3 Kingdoms 5:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thus the officers provided King Solomon: and they execute every one in his month all the orders for the table of the king, they omit nothing. And they carried the barley and the straw for the horses and the chariots to the place where the king might be, each according to his charge.
3 Kingdoms 5:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
there were three thousand six hundred masters who wrought in the works.
3 Kingdoms 11:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the man Jeroboam was very strong; and Solomon saw the young man that he was active, and he set him over the levies of the house of Joseph.
4 Kingdoms 7:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king appointed the officer on whose hand the king leaned to have charge over the gate: and the people trampled on him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spoke when the messenger came down to him.
4 Kingdoms 10:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
do ye accordingly look out the best and fittest among your master’s sons, and set him on the throne of his father, and fight for the house of your master.
4 Kingdoms 22:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let them give it into the hand of the workmen that are appointed in the house of the Lord. And he gave it to the workmen in the house of the Lord, to repair the breaches of the house,
4 Kingdoms 22:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he went into the house of the Lord to the king, and reported the matter to the king, and said, Thy servants have collected the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have given it into the hand of the workmen that are appointed in the house of the Lord.
4 Kingdoms 25:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And as for the people that were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon left, even over them he set Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan.
4 Kingdoms 25:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the captains of the host, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had thus appointed Gedaliah, and they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, both Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan son of Kareah, and Seraiah, son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of a Maacathite, they and their men.
1 Chronicles 6:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these were the men whom David set over the service of the singers in the house of the Lord when the ark was at rest.
1 Chronicles 9:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And some of them were appointed over the furniture, and over all the holy vessels, and over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.
1 Chronicles 11:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He was distinguished beyond the thirty, yet he reached not to the first three: and David set him over his family.
1 Chronicles 12:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Spirit came upon Amasai, a captain of the thirty, and he said, Go, David, son of Jesse, Thou and thy people, Peace, peace be to thee, And peace to thy helpers, For thy God has helped thee. And David received them, and made them captains of the forces.
1 Chronicles 22:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David gave orders to gather all the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he appointed stone hewers to hew polished stones to build the house to God.
1 Chronicles 26:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his brethren were two thousand seven hundred mighty men, chiefs of their families, and King David set them over the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for every ordinance of the Lord, and business of the king.
2 Chronicles 11:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he made for himself priests of the high places, and for the idols, and for the vanities, and for the calves which Jeroboam made.
2 Chronicles 11:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he made Abijah the son of Maacah chief, even a leader among his brethren, for he intended to make him king.
2 Chronicles 12:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King Rehoboam made brazen shields instead of them. And Shishak set over him captains of footmen, as keepers of the gate of the king.
2 Chronicles 17:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he put garrisons in all the strong cities of Judah, and appointed captains in all the cities of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
2 Chronicles 19:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he appointed judges in all the strong cities of Judah, city by city.
2 Chronicles 19:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the priests, and Levites, and heads of houses of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord, and to judge the dwellers in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 21:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When he was thirty and two years old, Jehoram succeeded to his kingdom, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 24:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, when they brought in the box to the officers of the king by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that the money was more than sufficient, then came the king’s scribe, and the officer of the high priest, and emptied the box, and restored it to its place. Thus they did day by day, and collected much money.
2 Chronicles 25:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, when the kingdom was established in his hand, that he slew his servants who had slain the king his father.
2 Chronicles 28:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men who were called by name rose up, and took hold of the prisoners, and clothed all the naked from the spoils, and gave them garments and shoes, and gave them food to eat, and oil to anoint themselves with, and they helped also everyone that was weak with asses, and placed them in Jericho, the city of palm trees, with their brethren; and they returned to Samaria.
2 Chronicles 29:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and put them on the east side,
2 Chronicles 31:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, and his sons, were appointed by Conaniah and Shimei his brother, as Hezekiah the king, and Azariah who was over the house of the Lord commanded.
2 Chronicles 33:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And afterward he built a wall without the city of David, from the southwest southward in the valleys and at the entrance through the Fish Gate, as men go out by the gate round about, even as far as Ophel; and he raised it much, and set captains of the host in all the fortified cities in Judah.
2 Chronicles 34:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they gave it into the hand of the workmen, who were appointed in the house of the Lord, and they gave it to the workmen who wrought in the house of the Lord, to repair and strengthen the house.
2 Chronicles 36:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king over Jerusalem in the room of his father.
Ezra 7:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.
Nehemiah 12:44 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
Nehemiah 13:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
Esther 2:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let the king appoint local governors in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them select fair and chaste young damsels and bring them to the city Susa, into the women’s apartment, and let them be consigned to the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women; and let things for purification and other attendance be given to them.
Esther 8:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king took the ring which he had taken away from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai: and Esther appointed Mordecai over all that had been Haman’s.
Esther 8:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
on one day in all the kingdom of Artaxerxes, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is Adar. in a hundred and twenty-seven satrapies, from India to Ethiopia, even to those who are faithful to our interests. evil exhortation has made partakers of the guilt of shedding innocent blood, and has involved in irremediable calamities, many of those who were appointed to offices of authority, who had been entrusted with the management of their friends’ affairs; men, by the false sophistry of an evil disposition, have deceived the simple candor of the ruling powers. this, not so much from more ancient traditionary accounts, as it is immediately in your power to see it by examining what things have been wickedly perpetrated by the baseness of men unworthily holding power. it is right to take heed with regard to the future, that we may maintain the government in undisturbed peace for all men, needful changes, and ever judging those cases which come under our notice, with truly equitable decision. he, however, overcome by the pride of his station, endeavored to deprive us of our dominion, and our life; our kingdom, with their whole nation. We enjoin you then, having openly published a copy of this letter in every place, to give the Jews permission to use their own lawful customs, and to strengthen them, that on the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar, on the selfsame day, they may defend themselves against those who attacked them in a time of affliction. time of gladness. notable feasts, keep a distinct day with all festivity, that both now and hereafter it may be a day of deliverance to us and those who are well disposed toward the Persians, but to those that plotted against us a memorial of destruction.
Job 16:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When I was at peace he distracted me: He took me by the hair of the head, and plucked it out: He set me up as a mark.
Psalms 2:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I have been made king by him On Zion his holy mountain,
Psalms 8:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou hast set him over the works of thy hands: Thou hast put all things under his feet:
Psalms 9:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: Let the heathen know that they are men. Pause.
Psalms 17:44 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Deliver me from the gainsayings of the people: Thou shalt make me head of the Gentiles: A people whom I knew not served me,
Psalms 44:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Instead of thy fathers children are born to thee: Thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.
Psalms 96:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For David, when his land is established. The Lord reigns, let the earth exult, Let many islands rejoice.
Psalms 104:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He made him Lord over his house, And ruler of all his substance;
Psalms 108:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Set thou a sinner against him; And let the devil stand at his right hand.
Proverbs 36:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Isaiah 3:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But now the Lord will stand up for judgment, and will enter into judgment with his people.
Isaiah 49:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I succored thee: and I have formed thee, and given thee for a covenant of the nations, to establish the earth, and to cause to inherit the desert heritages:
Isaiah 62:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And on thy walls, O Jerusalem, have I set watchmen all day and all night, who shall never cease making mention of the Lord.
Jeremiah 1:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, I have appointed thee this day over nations and over kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to rebuild, and to plant.
Jeremiah 6:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have set watchmen over you, saying, Hear ye the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hear it.
Jeremiah 20:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now Pashhur the son of Immer, the priest, who also had been appointed chief of the house of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these words.
Jeremiah 23:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will gather in the remnant of my people in every land, whither I have driven them out, and will set them in their pasture; and they shall increase and be multiplied.
Jeremiah 26:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and harness the horses: mount, ye horsemen, and stand ready in your helmets; advance the spears, and put on your breastplates.
Jeremiah 36:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
whereas ye said, The Lord has appointed for us prophets in Babylon:
Jeremiah 37:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he shall execute it, and until he shall establish the purpose of his heart: in the latter days ye shall know these things.
Jeremiah 47:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if not, depart; return to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed governor in the land of Judah, and dwell with him in the midst of the people in the land of Judah: to whatsoever places it seems good in thine eyes to go, do thou even go. And the captain of the guard made him presents, and let him go.
Jeremiah 47:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the leaders of the host that was in the country, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah governor in the land, and they committed to him the men and their wives, whom Nebuchadnezzar had not removed to Babylon.
Jeremiah 47:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and those that were in Edom, and those that were in all the rest of the country, heard that the king of Babylon had granted a remnant to Judah, and that he had appointed over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
Jeremiah 48:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ishmael rose up, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor over the land,
Jeremiah 48:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael had smitten Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.
Jeremiah 51:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they that escape the sword shall return to the land of Judah few in number, and the remnant of Judah, who have continued in the land of Egypt to dwell there, shall know whose word shall stand.
Ezekiel 34:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And is it not enough for you that ye fed on the good pasture, that ye trampled with your feet the remnant of your pasture? and that ye drank the standing water, that ye disturbed the residue with your feet?
Daniel 1:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Daniel said to Amelsad, whom the chief of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
Daniel 2:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he changes times and seasons: he appoints kings, and removes them, giving wisdom to the wise, and prudence to them that have understanding:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2525, grouped by book.

Genesis 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 16 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 15 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 13 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 4 usages, New Testament
Luke 3 usages, New Testament
Acts 5 usages, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
Titus 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 4 usages, New Testament
James 2 usages, New Testament
2 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 15 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 12 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 11 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 7 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2525 FAQ

What does kathistemi (καθίστημι) mean?

Kathistemi (Strong's G2525) is a Greek word most simply glossed "appoint". kathistemi (kath-is'-tay-mee) v. 1. to place down (permanently) 2. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy

How many times is kathistemi (καθίστημι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 205 linked usages for Strong's G2525 across 39 books.

Where can I study kathistemi (καθίστημι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2525 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate kathistemi (καθίστημι)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as over, lord, set, king, appointed, and house. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2525 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 128 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 56 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2525, with linked reader references where each row is available.