What does στοιχέω (stoichéō) mean in the Bible?
στοιχέω (stoichéō): To align oneself with a standard or rule; marching in orderly formation toward a shared destination.
Greek · G4748
στοιχέω
To follow
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στοιχέωG4748
Pronunciationstoichéō
What does στοιχέω (stoichéō) mean in the Bible?
στοιχέω (stoichéō): To align oneself with a standard or rule; marching in orderly formation toward a shared destination.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4748?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include walk (2), let us walk in step (1), live (1), we must live up (1).
Where does στοιχέω (stoichéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 21:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Galatians (2), Acts (1), Philippians (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itwalk2×Romans 4:12, Galatians 6:16
let us walk in step1×Galatians 5:25
live1×Acts 21:24
we must live up1×Philippians 3:16
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 21:24στοιχεῖςtoliveVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularRomans 4:12στοιχοῦσινtowalkVerb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine PluralGalatians 5:25στοιχῶμενtolet us walk in stepVerb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralGalatians 6:16στοιχήσουσινtowalkVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralPhilippians 3:16στοιχεῖνtowe must live upVerb - Present Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 21:24
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Acts1Romans1Galatians2Philippians1
Source forms
στοιχεῖν1xstoicheinPhilippians 3:16
στοιχεῖς1xstoicheisActs 21:24
στοιχήσουσιν1xstoichēsousinGalatians 6:16
στοιχοῦσιν1xstoichousinRomans 4:12
στοιχῶμεν1xstoichōmenGalatians 5:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xGalatians 6:16
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular1xActs 21:24
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xPhilippians 3:16
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural1xRomans 4:12
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural1xGalatians 5:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To align oneself with a standard or rule; marching in orderly formation toward a shared destination.
Strong'sG4748
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms4 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to follow
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 21:24Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Indicative
στοιχεῖςstoiceiv
I walk
Read verseRomans 4:12Verb Present Active Participle Dative Plural Masculine
στοιχοῦσιstoicousin
I walk
Read verseGalatians 5:25Verb First Person Plural Present Active Subjunctive
στοιχῶμεν.stoicwmen
I walk
Read verseGalatians 6:16Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
στοιχήσουσιν,stoichsousin
I walk
Read versePhilippians 3:16Verb Present Active Infinitive
στοιχεῖνstoicein
I walk
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 groups4Aligned forms5TensesPresent, FutureVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Present ActiveActs 21:241×
Future ActiveGal 6:161×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present ActiveRom 4:121×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Present ActiveGal 5:251×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present ActivePhil 3:161×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present4future1
Voice
active5
Mood
indicative2subjunctive1infinitive1participle1
NT 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)