"to place in or upon; intrans., to stand close upon; to be at hand, impend, to be present, Rom. 8:38; 2 Thess. 2:2; Heb. 9:9"
Definition and meaning
to place in or upon; intrans., to stand close upon; to be at hand, impend, to be present, Rom. 8:38; 2 Thess. 2:2; Heb. 9:9
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐνίστημι
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of enistemi (G1764) across the King James Bible.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
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Common questions
Strong's G1764 (enistemi) is a Greek word that means: to place in or upon; intrans., to stand close upon; to be at hand, impend, to be present, Rom. 8:38; 2 Thess. 2:2; Heb. 9:9 It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word enistemi (G1764) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1764 is enistemi, a Greek word defined as: to place in or upon; intrans., to stand close upon; to be at hand, impend, to be present, Rom. 8:38; 2 Thess. 2:2; Heb. 9:9. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
enistemi is a Greek word found in the New Testament.