- to appoint/conduct
- to set down
- to bring down
- to set in order
- appoint
- make
STEPBible TBESG
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)
Abbott-Smith
to set down; to bring down; to set in order; appoint; make; constitute