Lexical Definition

‎ἐνίστημι‎ enístēmi (en-is'-tay-mee) be present ^G:V
from ‎ἐν‎ and ‎ἵστημι‎

come, be at hand, present.

• to place on hand, i.e. (reflexively) impend, (participle) be instant

Abbott-Smith

ἐν-ίστημι [in LXX: IV Ki 13:6 A (עמד), III Ki 12:24, I Es 5:47 9:6, Es 3:13, 1; I-IV Mac 9 * ;]
to place in; in pf., plpf., 2 aor. and in mid., intrans.;
(a) to be at hand, impend, threaten: II Ti 3:1;
(b) to be present: II Th 2:2 (but v. Thayer, s.v.); pf. ptcp., present: I Co 7:26, Ga 1:4, He 9:9; pl., Ro 8:38, I Co 3:22 (Cremer, 309).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐνίστημι,

causal in present, future and aorist 1 active, and aorist 1 middle:— put, place in, ἵππον ἐν λίθοις ἐνιστάναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς αὐτὴν (i.e. τὴν πόλιν) ἡνίοχον ἐνστῆσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὺς ἱπποκόμους εἰς (i.e. amongst) τοὺς ἱππέας ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 in Law, institute an heir, ἐ. κληρονόμους τοὺς υἱούς [Refs 6th c.AD+]
__3 aorist 1 middle, also, begin, ὅσαι τὸ πρᾶγμα τοῦτ᾽ ἐνεστήσαντο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ τοιοῦτον ἀγῶν᾽ ἐνστησάμενος [Refs]; ἐ. τὸ πρᾶγμα, Latin rem instituere, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὀργὴν καὶ μῖσος πρός τινα ἐνστήσασθαι to begin to show.., [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: with infinitive, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__4 ἐνστήσασθαι τὸ μέγεθος determine the size, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__B passive, with aorist 2, perfect, and pluperfect active:—to be set in, stand in, λὁχοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.2 enter upon, take possession of, ὁ νικάσας ἐν τὰν οὐσίαν ἐνίσταται τὰν τοῦ ἁλόντος [Refs]
__B.II to be appointed, σοῦ ἐνεστεῶτος βασιλέος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.III to be upon, threaten, with dative person, τοιούτων τοῖσι Σπαρτιήτῃσι ἐνεστεώτων πρηγμάτων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in war, press hard, τινί [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: absolutely, begin, [τοῦ θέρους] ἐνισταμένου [LXX+4th c.BC+]; to be at hand, arise, ὁ τότ᾽ ἐνστὰς πόλεμος [Refs 4th c.BC+]: especially in perfect participle, pending, present, μιᾶς ἐνεστώσης δίκης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of Time, instant, present, τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος μηνός Philipp. cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ ἐνεστῶσα κακία, ἀνάγκη, [NT+4th c.BC+]
__B.III.2 esp. Grammars, ὁ ἐνεστὼς (i.e. χρόνος) the present tense, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]the state of completion expressed by the perfect tense, [Refs]aorist, τοῦ ποτὲ ἐνστάντος when the moment has arrived, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; τὰ ἐνεστηκότα πράγματα present circumstances, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.IV stand in the way, resist, block, τοῖς ποιουμένοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, stand in the way, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ ἐνεστηκώς the opponent in a lawsuit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.IV.2 in Logic, object, τῷ καθόλου [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.IV.3 of the Roman tribunes, exercise the right of intercessio, veto, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__B.V of fluids, congeal, freeze, ὕδωρ ἐνεστηκός [Refs 4th c.BC+]; become impacted in, ἐνιστάμενον ἐπὶ τὰ τοῦ στομάχου στενά (i.e. γάλα) [Refs 1st c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.1Kgs.12.24 ☩ 1Cor.7.26}