verb
stoichamō
Greekστοιχέω (stoicheō)
Strong’sG4748
I walk
stem stoich-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
στοιχέω, -ῶ
(< στοῖχος, a row), [in LXX: Ec 11:6 (כָּשֵׁר) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4748 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidstoy-kheh'-o
to march in (military) rank (keep step), i.e. (figuratively) to conform to virtue and piety
Fromfrom a derivative of στείχω (to range in regular line);
King Jameswalk (orderly).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| stoichasōστοιχεῖς | happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular | walk orderly | 1× |
| stoichaliστοιχήσουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | follow | 1× |
| stoichaneiōστοιχῶμεν | happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural | walk | 1× |
| stoicharōστοιχεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | hold on | 1× |
| stoicharōtoiστοιχοῦσιν | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine | follow | 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stoichamō | stoichame | stoichami | stoichama | stoichamē | stoichamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | stoichasō1×στοιχεῖς | stoichase | stoichasi | stoichasa | stoichasē | stoichaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stoichatō | stoichate | stoichati | stoichata | stoichatē | stoichatelē |
| we 1st person plural | stoichanō | stoichane | stoichani | stoichana | stoichanē | stoichanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | stoichavō | stoichave | stoichavi | stoichava | stoichavē | stoichavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | stoichalō | stoichale | stoichali1×στοιχήσουσιν | stoichala | stoichalē | stoichalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stoichameiō | stoichameia | stoichameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | stoichaseiō | stoichaseia | stoichaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stoichateiō | stoichateia | stoichateiē |
| we 1st person plural | stoichaneiō1×στοιχῶμεν | stoichaneia | stoichaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | stoichaveiō | stoichaveia | stoichaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | stoichaleiō | stoichaleia | stoichaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | stoichasōr | stoichasar | stoichasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stoichatōr | stoichatar | stoichatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | stoichavōr | stoichavar | stoichavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | stoichalōr | stoichalar | stoichalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stoichamoiō | stoichamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | stoichasoiō | stoichasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stoichatoiō | stoichatoia |
| we 1st person plural | stoichanoiō | stoichanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | stoichavoiō | stoichavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | stoichaloiō | stoichaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | stoicharō1×στοιχεῖν | stoichari | stoichara | stoicharē |
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 | stoicharōtos1× | stoicharitos | stoicharatos | stoicharētos |
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
stoich 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
stoichasō“walk orderly”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 21:24“walk orderly”houtoin paralambaratos hagnizisar sun autoi kai dapanasar epi autoi hina xureli tan kefalan, kai gnōskeli pantois hoti heiu katēchilē peri su oudenem atō, alla stoichasō kai autos fulassarōtos ton nomon.Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.
stoichali“follow”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Galatians 6:16“follow”kai hosois to kanōno houto stoichali, eirēnas epi autoin kai elesem, kai epi ton Israēl tou theou.Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.
stoichaneiō“walk”happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural1×
Galatians 5:25“walk”ei zōanō pneume, pneume kai stoichaneiō.Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.
stoicharō“hold on”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Philippians 3:16“hold on”plēn eis hem fthanana, te aute stoicharō.Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.
stoicharōtoi“follow”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine1×
Romans 4:12“follow”kai patēron peritomau toi ouk ek peritomau monem alla kai toi stoicharōtoi tei ichnei tau en akrobustia pistiau tou patērou nu Abraam.And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.