to appoint/conduct

Greek Verb

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)

to appoint/conduct

Greek Verb

καθίστημι, A) in causal sense:—active, in present, imperfect, future, and perfect καθέστᾰκα [LXX+4th c.BC+]: pluperfect -εστάκει[Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—also in middle, future [Refs 2nd c.AD+], aorist 1, more rarely present (below [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—set down, κρητῆρα καθίστα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; νῆα κατάστησον bring it to land, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κ. δίφρους place, station them, before starting for the race, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποῖ [δεῖ] καθιστάναι πόδ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; set up, erect, of stones, [Refs] —middle, [λαῖφος] κατεστήσαντο βοεῦσι steadied it, [Refs] A.2) bring down to a place, τούς μ᾽ ἐκέλευσα Πύλονδε καταστῆσαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally, bring, κ. τινὰ ἐς Νάξον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially bring back, πάλιν αὐτὸν κ. ἐς τὸ τεῖχος σῶν καὶ ὑγιᾶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; without πάλιν, replace, restore, ἐς φῶς σὸν κ. βίον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἃς (i.e. τὰς κόρας) οὐδ᾽ ὁ Μελάμπους. καταστήσειεν ἄν cure their squint, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἰκτεριῶντας κ. [Refs 1st c.AD+]; τὸ σῶμα restore the general health, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, κατεστήσαντο (variant for{κατεκτήσαντο}) εὐδαιμονίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, οὐκ ἂν ἀντὶ πόνων Χάρις καθίσταιτο would be returned, [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.3) bring before a ruler or magistrate, [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc; τινὰ ἐπί τινα [Refs 3rd c.BC+] A.II) set in order, array, of soldiers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; set as guards, προφυλακάς [Refs] A.II.2) ordain, appoint, κατέστησε τύραννον εἶναι παῖδα τὸν ἑωυτοῦ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: usually without the infinitive, κ. τινὰ ὕπαρχον [Refs]; ἄλλον [ἄρχοντα] ἀντὶ αὐτοῦ [LXX+5th c.BC+]; δικαστάς, ἐπιμελητάς, νομοθέτας, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of games, etc, γυμνικοὺς ἀγῶνας κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: rarely with infinitive, οἱ καθιστάντες μουσικῇ. παιδεύειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—so in passive, κυβερνᾶν κατασταθείς [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist middle, appoint for oneself, τύραννον καταστησάμενοι παρὰ. σφίσι αὐτοῖσι [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II.2.b) especially of laws, constitutions, ceremonies, etc, establish, νόμους, τελετάς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πολιτείαν, δημοκρατίαν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, set in order, arrange, πολιτείαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—also in middle, τοῦτο βουλευτήριον φρούρημα γῆς καθίσταμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς ἐμὲ τὸ πρᾶγμα καταστήσασθαι settle it with me, [Refs 4th c.BC+] A.II.3) bring into a certain state, τινὰ ἐς ἀπόνοιαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τίνας εἰς ἀγῶνα καθέστακ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ἑαυτὸν ἐς κρίσιν present himself for trial, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τινὰ εἰς τοὺς ἀρχικούς reckon him as one of, [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II.4) with double accusative, make, render so and so, ψευδῆ γ᾽ ἐμαυτόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ πιστὸν ὑμᾶς ἀπιστοτέρους κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τι φανερόν, σαφές, [Refs]; τινὸς ἐπίπονον τὸν βίον κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle, κλαίοντα καθιστάναι τινά bring one to tears, [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive, κ. τινὰ φεύγειν make him fly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ἀνάγκη τὴν ναυμαχίαν πεζομαχίαν καθίστασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II.5) middle, get for oneself, τὴν ζόην καταστήσασθαι ἀπ᾽ ἔργων ἀνοσιωτάτων [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II.6) make, in periphrases, πάννυχοι. διάπλοον καθίστασαν [Refs 4th c.BC+] —middle, κρυφαῖον ἔκπλουν οὐδαμῇ καθίστατο[Refs] B) intransitive in aorist 2, perfect καθέστηκα, and pluperfect of active (also future καθεστήξω [Refs 5th c.BC+]middle (except aorist 1) and passive: perfect καθέσταμαι[LXX+2nd c.BC+]:—to be set, set oneself down, settle, ἐς [Αἴγιναν] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [ὀδύναι] καθίσταντο ἐς ὑπογάστριον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of joints, ἐξίσταται ἀνωδύνως καὶ κ. goes out of joint and in again, [Refs]; κ. ἐς Ῥήγιον to make R. a base of operations, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; simply, to be come to a place, ὅποι καθέσταμεν [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.b) come before another, stand in his presence, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (unless it be taken in signification [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.2) to be set as guard, ὑπό τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be appointed, δεσπότης. καθέστηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. Χορηγὸς εἰς Θαργήλια, στρατηγός, etc, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δικτάτωρ. καθε[στάμενος τὸ τέταρτον], = Latin dictator designatus quartum, of Caesar, [Refs] B.3) deposit a sediment, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.4) also, stand or become quiet or calm, of water, ὅταν ἡ λίμνη καταστῇ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θάλασσα γαληνὴ καὶ κ. [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; πνεῦμα λεῖον καὶ καθεστηκός calm and settled, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ θόρυβος κατέστη subsided, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of laughter, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of a swelling, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of persons, καταστάς composedly, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; [ἡ ψυχὴ] καθίσταται καὶ ἠρεμίζεται [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὁρῶμεν [τοὺς ἐνθουσιαστικοὺς]. καθισταμένους [Refs 1st c.BC+]; καθεστῶτι προσώπῳ with composed, calm countenance, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; τίς ἂν καθεστηκὼς φήσαι; what person of mature judgement would say? [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ἡ καθεστηκυῖα ἡλικία middle age, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡλικία μέση καὶ κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ καθεστηκότες those of middle age, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also, with metaphor from wine, mellow, of persons, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] B.5) come into a certain state, become, and in perfect and pluperfect, to have become, be, ἀντὶ φίλου πολέμιόν τινι κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς τὸ αὐτό they recover, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς δέος, λύπην, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς ὁμόνοιαν, εἰς πολλὴν ἀθυμίαν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καταστῆναι ἐς συνήθειάν τινος τὴν πόλιν ποιεῖν make the city become accustomed to it, [Refs 4th c.BC+]had been, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τίνι τρόπῳ καθέστατ; in what case are ye? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φονέα με φησὶ. καθεστάναι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν οἵῳ τρόπῳ [ἡ τῶν Ἀθηναίων ἀρχὴ] κατέστη how it came into being, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀρξάμενος εὐθὺς καθισταμένου (i.e. τοῦ πολέμου) from its first commencement, [Refs] B.6) to be established or instituted, prevail, καί σφι μαντήϊον Διὸς κατέστηκε [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅδε σφι νόμος κατεστήκεε[Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, θεὸν Ἀμφιάραον πρώτοις Ὠρωπίοις κατέστη νομίζειν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: perfect participle, existing, established, prevailing, τὸν νῦν κατεστεῶτα κόσμον[Refs]; τοὺς κατεστεῶτας τριηκοσίους the regular[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ καθεστῶτα the present state of life, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, existing laws, usages, τὰ τότε κ, τά ποτε κ, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.7) of purchases, cost, πλέον ἢ ὅσου ἐμοὶ κατέστησαν more than they stood me in, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.8) stand against, oppose, πρός τινα uncertain reading in [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—passive, Τιτήνεσσι κατέσταθεν [Refs 8th c.BC+] C) aorist 1 middle and sometimes present middle are used in transitive sense, see above [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to place down (permanently), i.e. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy; appoint, be, conduct, make, ordain, set; from g2596 (κατά) and g2476 (ἵστημι)