kon-sist´ (συνιÌστημι, sunıÌsteÌ„mi): 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 εἰμιÌ, eimıÌ, “to be,†to express the thought that wealth is only an accident, not an essential to the highest ideal of life.