The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Consist

kon-sist' (sunistemi): To stand together, exist, subsist (Col 1:17, "in him all things consist," i.e. the continuance of the universe is dependent upon His support and administration). In Lu 12:15, it translates the verb eimi, "to be," to express the thought that wealth is only an accident, not an essential to the highest ideal of life.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.