2476.  Strong's Dictionary Study



2476. histemi {his'-tay-mee}; a prolonged form of a primary stao 
{stah'-o} (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 
5087.[ql



 

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