histemi describes standing or being placed, including physical posture, presentation before others, and remaining firm.

The sampled verses most often use the term for people or things in a standing position or being made to stand at a location. It also describes placing someone or something before others, establishing a declaration, day, or second order, and remaining firm in truth, grace, or an asserted position.

1. Standing or being positioned · dominant

   Perfect participles and indicative forms commonly depict a person or object already in a standing position: in Acts 16:9 the APB renders a Macedonian man as “standing and pleading,” and in John 18:16 it renders Peter as standing outside at the door. The same usage includes the healed man standing with the apostles in Acts 4:14 and two boats positioned beside the lake in Luke 5:2.

   Acts 16:9John 18:16Acts 4:14Luke 5:2Acts 10:30Luke 7:38
2. Causing someone or something to stand or be set · common

   Aorist active forms show an agent placing or presenting others: in Acts 1:23 the APB says that two men were set forward, while Acts 5:27 says the apostles were made to stand before the council. In Acts 22:30, the officer brings Paul down and places him toward the assembled council; Acts 17:31 similarly uses the form in the clause about fixing a day.

   Acts 1:23Acts 5:27Acts 22:30Acts 4:7Acts 17:31Acts 6:13
3. Standing firm or remaining established · common

   The term extends beyond bodily position where a person, foundation, kingdom, or message remains in place. In 1 Corinthians 10:12 the APB renders the warning about the person who “thinks he stands” and may fall; in 2 Timothy 2:19 it says that God's strong foundation “stands.” Colossians 4:12 connects standing with being perfect and fully assured in God's will.

   1 Corinthians 10:121 Corinthians 15:11 Peter 5:122 Timothy 2:19Colossians 4:12Ephesians 6:11
4. Standing before a tribunal or authoritative figure · occasional

   Several clauses locate someone before a body that hears or judges. In Acts 24:20 the APB renders Paul as standing before the council, and in Acts 25:10 he declares that he stands before Caesar's judgment seat. Luke 21:36 uses an aorist passive infinitive in the prayer to stand before the Son of Man.

   Acts 24:20Acts 25:10Acts 25:18Acts 24:21Luke 21:36Acts 26:22
5. Establishing or holding in place · occasional

   In 2 Corinthians 13:1, a future passive form occurs in the clause that every declaration shall be established by witnesses. Hebrews 10:9 likewise uses an aorist active subjunctive where the first is set aside in order to establish the second. Luke 11:18 applies the future passive form to whether a divided kingdom can stand.

   2 Corinthians 13:1Hebrews 10:9Luke 11:18John 8:44

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the sampled verses, the APB often presents the term with “stood,” “standing,” or “stand,” but it also uses “set,” “established,” and “fixed” in clauses about placing or confirming. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings indicate the clause-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.