What does στήκω · ἵστημι mean in the Bible?
στήκω · ἵστημι is a Greek phrase meaning "to stand; remain; be upheld".
Greek · G4739, G2476
στήκεται / σταθήσεται
To stand · to stand
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στήκω G4739 to stand
Pronunciation stḗkō
Emphasizes steadfast endurance and resolute firmness, especially standing firm in faith or conviction.
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ἵστημι G2476 to stand
Pronunciation hístēmi
To stand firm or steadfast, especially in faith, covenant commitment, or moral conviction.
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What does στήκεται / σταθήσεται (stēketai / stathēsetai) mean in the Bible?
στήκω · ἵστημι is a Greek phrase meaning "to stand; remain; be upheld".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4739, G2476?
G4739, G2476 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to stand; remain; be upheld
Source Gloss
to stand; remain; be upheld
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 9 Tenses Present Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 4×
Present Active 1 Cor 16:13 · Gal 5:1 · Phil 4:1 · 2 Thess 2:15 4×
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Present Active Mark 11:25 · Phil 1:27 · 1 Thess 3:8 · Rom 14:4 4×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Mark 3:31 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 148 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 65 perfect 59 pluperfect 14 future 8 imperfect 1 present 1
Voice
active 121 passive 26 middle 1
Mood
indicative 73 participle 52 infinitive 14 imperative 5 subjunctive 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:9 ἐστάθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 4:5 ἔστησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 6:5 ἑστῶτες perfect active participle participle Matthew 12:25 σταθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 12:26 σταθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 12:46 εἱστήκεισαν pluperfect active indicative resultant Matthew 12:47 ἑστήκασιν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 13:2 εἱστήκει pluperfect active indicative resultant Matthew 16:28 ἑστώτων perfect active participle participle Matthew 18:16 σταθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 18:2 ἔστησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 20:3 ἑστῶτας perfect active participle participle Matthew 20:32 στὰς aorist active participle participle Matthew 20:6 ἑστῶτας perfect active participle participle Matthew 20:6 ἑστήκατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 24:15 ἑστὸς perfect active participle participle Matthew 25:33 στήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 26:15 ἔστησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:73 ἑστῶτες perfect active participle participle Matthew 27:11 ἐστάθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 27:47 ἑστηκότων perfect active participle participle Mark 3:24 σταθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Mark 3:25 σταθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Mark 3:26 στῆναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 9:1 ἑστηκότων perfect active participle participle Mark 9:36 ἔστησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 10:49 στὰς aorist active participle participle Mark 11:5 ἑστηκότων perfect active participle participle Mark 13:14 ἑστηκότα perfect active participle participle Mark 13:9 σταθήσεσθε future passive indicative prospective Luke 1:11 ἑστὼς perfect active participle participle Luke 4:9 ἔστησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 5:2 ἑστῶτα perfect active participle participle Luke 6:17 ἔστη aorist active indicative completed Luke 6:8 στῆθι aorist active imperative imperative Luke 6:8 ἔστη aorist active indicative completed Luke 7:14 ἔστησαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 7:38 στᾶσα aorist active participle participle Luke 8:20 ἑστήκασιν perfect active indicative resultant Luke 8:44 ἔστη aorist active indicative completed
+108 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
στήκεται / σταθήσεται is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain