Strong’s G1764 · Greek

ἐνίστημι
enístēmi

Definition

to place on hand, i.e. (reflexively) impend, (participle) be instant

Etymology

from G1722 (ἐν) and G2476 (ἵστημι);

Where the KJV renders it

  • come
  • be at hand
  • present

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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