Consist
kon-sist (, sunstemi): 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 Luk 12:15, it translates the verb , eim, to be, to express the thought that wealth is only an accident, not an essential to the highest ideal of life.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Consist
“to be,” is rendered “consist” (lit., “is”) in Luk 12:15.
sun, “with,” histemi, “to stand,” denotes, in its intransitive sense, “to stand with or fall together, to be constituted, to be compact;” it is said of the universe as upheld by the Lord, Col 1:17, lit., “by Him all things stand together,” i.e., “consist” (the Latin consisto, “to stand together,” is the exact equivalent of sunistemi). See APPROVE, COMMEND, MAKE, STAND.