International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Consist

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Consist


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kon-sist´ (συνίστημι, sunı́stēmi): To stand together, exist, subsist (, “in him all things consist,” i.e. the continuance of the universe is dependent upon His support and administration). In , it translates the verb εἰμί, eimı́, “to be,” to express the thought that wealth is only an accident, not an essential to the highest ideal of life.