verb
stoichamō
Strong’sG4748
I walk
stem stoich-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 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.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
to be drawn up in a line or row, οὐδ᾽ ἐγκαταλείψω τὸν παραστάτην, ὅτῳ ἂν στοιχήσω beside whom I stand in battle,—from the oath of Athenian citizens, cited in Refs 2nd c.AD+; move in line, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be in rows, of leaves or joints, Refs 4th c.BC+; κατὰ τὸ στοιχοῦν in sequence, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 correspond, ὅπως ἀεὶ ἡ ἡμέρα στοιχῇ καθ᾽ ἑκάστην πόλιν Refs 1st c.BC+
3 to be satisfactory to one, στοιχεῖ μοι πάντα τὰ προγεγραμμένα Refs 5th c.AD+
II with dative, fit, [καταστρωτῆρα] στοιχοῦντα τοῖς κειμένοις Refs 2nd c.BC+: metaphorically, to be in line with, walk by, agree with, submit to, τῇ τῆς συγκλήτου προθέσει Refs 2nd c.BC+; τῇ πρός τινα εὐνοίᾳ Refs 1st c.BC+; ταῖς πλείοσι γνώμαις Refs 1st c.BC+; τοῖς προειρημένοις φιλοσόφοιςNT; στοίχεις (Aeolic dialect present participle) τοῖς προϋπαργμένοισι Refs 1st c.BC+; ἠθέλησεν στοιχοῦσαν τοῖς προπεπραγμένοις παρέχεσθαι τοῖς πολίταις τὴν αὑτοῦ διάληψιν Refs 2nd c.BC+; μιᾷ σ. to be contented with one wife, Refs 5th c.BC+; στοιχεῖς τὸν νόμον φυλάσσων observest it regularly, NT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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× |
| stoicharōntoiστοιχοῦσιν | 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 | stoicharōntos1× | stoicharintos | stoicharantos | stoicharēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
stoichasō“walk orderly”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 21:24“walk orderly”… katēcholē peri su oudenem atō, alla stoichasō kai autos fulassarōntos ton nomon.… 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 kanono houto stoichali, eirēnas epi autoin kai elesem, kai …Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to …
stoichaneiō“walk”happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural1×
Galatians 5:25ei zōanō pneume, pneume kai stoichaneiō.… 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.… live up to what we have already attained.
stoicharōntoi“follow”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine1×
Romans 4:12“follow”… ek peritomau monem alla kai toi stoicharōntoi tei ichnei tau en akrobustia pistiau …… 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 …