verb
stēkamō
Strong’sG4739
I stand fast, persevere
stem stēk-9 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
† στήκω late Pres., formed from perf., ἕστηκα (v. B1., § 17; WH, App., 169; Kennedy, Sources, 158; M, Pr., 238; MM, xxiii),
[in LXX: Ex 14:13 A, Jg 16:26 B, III Ki 8:11 B *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4739 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidstay'-ko
to be stationary, i.e. (figuratively) to persevere
Fromfrom the perfect tense of G2476;
King Jamesstand (fast).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
late present formed from ἕστηκα (perfect of ἵστημι), stand, LXX+NT; participle, παρὼν καὶ στήγων (sic) Refs 4th c.AD+; so ἑστήκω, Refs 3rd c.BC+.
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| stēkatōστήκει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | stands | 1× |
| stēkavōστήκετε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | stand | 3× |
| stēkavōrστήκετε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | stand firm | 4× |
| stēkarōntoisστήκοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | standing | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stēkamō | stēkame | stēkami | stēkama | stēkamē | stēkamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | stēkasō | stēkase | stēkasi | stēkasa | stēkasē | stēkaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stēkatō1×στήκει | stēkate | stēkati | stēkata | stēkatē | stēkatelē |
| we 1st person plural | stēkanō | stēkane | stēkani | stēkana | stēkanē | stēkanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | stēkavō3×στήκετε | stēkave | stēkavi | stēkava | stēkavē | stēkavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | stēkalō | stēkale | stēkali | stēkala | stēkalē | stēkalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stēkameiō | stēkameia | stēkameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | stēkaseiō | stēkaseia | stēkaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stēkateiō | stēkateia | stēkateiē |
| we 1st person plural | stēkaneiō | stēkaneia | stēkaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | stēkaveiō | stēkaveia | stēkaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | stēkaleiō | stēkaleia | stēkaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | stēkasōr | stēkasar | stēkasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stēkatōr | stēkatar | stēkatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | stēkavōr4×στήκετε | stēkavar | stēkavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | stēkalōr | stēkalar | stēkalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stēkamoiō | stēkamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | stēkasoiō | stēkasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stēkatoiō | stēkatoia |
| we 1st person plural | stēkanoiō | stēkanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | stēkavoiō | stēkavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | stēkaloiō | stēkaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | stēkarō | stēkari | stēkara | stēkarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | stēkarōntos1× | stēkarintos | stēkarantos | stēkarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
stēk is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
stēkatō“stands”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 14:4… krinarōntos allotrion oiketon? to idio kurio stēkatō ē piptatō; stēiti de, dunatatō gar …… servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand …
stēkavō“stand”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural3×
Mark 11:25kai hotan stēkavō proseuchorōntois, afiēkavōr ei tinem echavō kata …And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything …
Philippians 1:27“standing firm”… apeiarōntos akouameiō teim peri vu, hoti stēkavō en hene pneume, hena psucha sunathlarōntois …… or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the …
1 Thessalonians 3:8“stand firm”hoti nun zōanō ean vis stēkavō en kurio.For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.
stēkavōr“stand firm”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural4×
1 Corinthians 16:13Grēgoravōr, stēkavōr en ta pistia, andrizovōr, krataiovōr.Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of …
Galatians 5:1ta eleutheria nin Christos eleutherata; stēkavōr oun kai mē palin zugo douleiau …… that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered …
Philippians 4:1… epipothētoir, charar kai stefanor mu, houtōs stēkavōr en kurio, agapētoir.… crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
2 Thessalonians 2:15ara oun, adelfoir, stēkavōr, kai kratavōr tain paradosiain hain didaskiva …Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we …
stēkarōntois“standing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Mark 3:31“standing”… kai tois adelfois autou kai exō stēkarōntois apostelala pros auton kalarōntois auton.… Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,