ἔστησάν
estesan
they set up
a prolonged form of a primary (of the same meaning, and used for it in certain tenses); to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively):--abide, appoint, bring, continue, covenant, establish, hold up, lay, present, set (up), stanch, stand (by, forth, still, up). Compare τίθημι.
Acts 6:13 · Word #1
Lexicon G2476
| Lemma | ἵστημι |
| Transliteration | hístēmi |
| Strong's | G2476 |
| In-context | they set up |
| Literal | they-set-up |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἵστημι |
| Strong's | G2476 |
SIBI-P1 G2476-15
they were standing
| Morphological Notes | Gr,V,IAA3,,P = Verb; Imperfect tense (past ongoing); Active voice; Indicative mood; 3rd person plural. The imperfect highlights continuous or repeated action in past time. |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb ἵστημι carries the core idea of standing or causing to stand. The form ἔστησαν is imperfect active indicative, third person plural, which denotes past ongoing or repeated action; thus "they were standing" preserves both the root concept of standing and the imperfect aspect of continued past action. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ἵστημι (to stand, to cause to stand, to set, to establish, to place, to appoint)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G2476-01 |
estanai | to have stood (and be standing) |
G2476-02 |
estathe | he/she/it was made to stand |
G2476-03 |
estathesan | they were set to stand |
Word Usage (154 occurrences of G2476)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 2:9 | ἐστάθη | estathe | stood |
| Matthew 4:5 | ἔστησεν | estesen | |
| Matthew 6:5 | ἑστῶτες | estotes |