Greek verb · G4739
στήκω
stekostay'-ko
to stand
9 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: stḗkō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4739is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 3spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4739
to be stationary, i.e. (figuratively) to persevere
The King James renders it: stand (fast).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
steko is rendered "to stand". It stands 9 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Two of the uses stand in Mark, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Mark 3:31Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,
- The Greek text spells it three different ways.
The first use
Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,
Mark 3:31στήκοντες
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in seven of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- do stand firm4
- are standing firm1
- he stands1
- standing1
- you are standing firm1
- you stand1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 9, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
3 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- στήκετε7
- στήκει1
- στήκοντες1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person plural4V-PAM-2P
- verb · present active, indicative · 2nd person plural3V-PAI-2P
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PAI-3S
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PAP-NPM
Mark
two uses
Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,
- στήκοντεςstekontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: standing
And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
- στήκετεsteketeverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you stand
Romans
one use
Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
- στήκειstekeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he stands
1 Corinthians
one use
Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
- στήκετεsteketeverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do stand firm
Galatians
one use
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
- στήκετεsteketeverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do stand firm
Philippians
two uses
Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
- στήκετεsteketeverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you are standing firm
Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
- στήκετεsteketeverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do stand firm
1 Thessalonians
one use
For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.
- στήκετεsteketeverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: are standing firm
2 Thessalonians
one use
Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.
- στήκετεsteketeverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do stand firm
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.