Limitless Word
προΐστημιproḯstēmi
GreekG42918 occurrences (KJV)

to stand before, i.e. (in rank) to preside, or (by implication) to practise

KJV renders it: maintain, be over, rule

Where it appears

  • Rom 12:8or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
  • 1 Th 5:12But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,
  • 1 Tim 3:4one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;
  • 1 Tim 3:5(but if a man doesn’t know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)
  • 1 Tim 3:12Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
  • 1 Tim 5:17Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
  • Titus 3:8This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;
  • Titus 3:14Let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.