to appoint/conduct
kathistemi is used for placing someone in an assigned role, and for establishing a person or thing in a stated condition.
The prevailing use concerns assigning someone to an office, task, or sphere of oversight, from rulers and elders to household servants and high priests. Other verses show the term establishing a status or placement, such as being set among the body, becoming an enemy, or being constituted sinful or just; one occurrence describes conducting Paul to Athens.
Senses in use
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Assigning to office, service, or oversight · dominant
In Acts 6:3 the future active form occurs where seven qualified men are to be selected over a need, and in Acts 7:10 the APB renders Joseph's placement as ruler over Egypt and Pharaoh's household. The same assignment pattern appears for a high priest representing humans in Hebrews 5:1 and for a servant placed over a household or possessions in Matthew 24:45 and Matthew 24:47.
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Establishing a condition or placement · common
In James 3:6 the present passive form concerns the tongue being set among the members, while James 4:4 applies it to the person who resolves to be a friend of the world and is constituted an enemy of God. Romans 5:19 uses passive forms in the contrast in which many were appointed sinful and will be appointed just; 2 Peter 1:8 presents the present active form in a clause about qualities keeping their possessors from being idle or unfruitful.
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Conducting someone to a destination · rare
In Acts 17:15 the present active participle identifies those who brought Paul as far as Athens; the APB renders the clause, "Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens."
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly uses "appoint" for assignment to responsibility, including rulers, high priests, elders, and household oversight. It also uses "set," "constituted," and "conducted" where the clauses concern placement, status, or bringing Paul to Athens; these are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.