King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1339
Transliteration: diistēmi
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-is'-tay-mee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to set apart, to intervene, make an interval
Meaning: to set apart, to intervene, make an interval
διΐστημι: 1 aorist διέστησα; 2 aorist διέστην; (from Homer down); to place separately, put asunder, disjoin; in the middle (or passive) and the perfect and 2 aorist active to stand apart, to part, depart: βραχύ δέ διαστήσαντες, namely, ἑαυτούς or τήν ναῦν (cf. Buttmann, 47 (41)), when they had gone a little distance, viz. from the place before mentioned, i. e. having gone a little farther, Acts 27:28; of time: διαστάσης ὥρας μιᾶς one hour having intervened, Luke 22:59; διέστη ἀπ' αὐτῶν parted, withdrew from them, Luke 24:51.
Word Summary
diistēmi: to set apart, to intervene, make an interval
Original Word: διΐστημιTransliteration: diistēmi
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-is'-tay-mee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to set apart, to intervene, make an interval
Meaning: to set apart, to intervene, make an interval
Strong's Concordance
go further, be parted.From dia and histemi; to stand apart, i.e. (reflexively) to remove, intervene -- go further, be parted, after the space of.
see GREEK dia
see GREEK histemi
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1339: διΐστημιδιΐστημι: 1 aorist διέστησα; 2 aorist διέστην; (from Homer down); to place separately, put asunder, disjoin; in the middle (or passive) and the perfect and 2 aorist active to stand apart, to part, depart: βραχύ δέ διαστήσαντες, namely, ἑαυτούς or τήν ναῦν (cf. Buttmann, 47 (41)), when they had gone a little distance, viz. from the place before mentioned, i. e. having gone a little farther, Acts 27:28; of time: διαστάσης ὥρας μιᾶς one hour having intervened, Luke 22:59; διέστη ἀπ' αὐτῶν parted, withdrew from them, Luke 24:51.