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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