ΣΤΗΚΕΙΝ, στηκειν
STĒKEIN, stēkein
Sounds Like: STAY-kane
Translations: to stand, to stand firm, to stand still, to be established
From the root: ΣΤΗΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the present active infinitive of the verb στήκω. It means 'to stand' or 'to stand firm'. It is used to describe the act of being in an upright position, remaining in a place, or maintaining a position or state, often implying steadfastness or stability. It can also mean to be established or to persevere.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2478 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Kings — 8:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΤΗΚΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΤΗΚ — stand, stand firm, stand fast, be established, be present
- ΣΤΗΚΕΙ — stands, is standing, has stood, is appointed, is established
- ΣΤΗΚΕΤΕ — stand, stand firm, stand fast, persevere
- ΣΤΗΚΗΤΕ — stand, stand firm, stand fast, be established
- ΣΤΗΚΟΝΤΕΣ — standing, those standing
- ΣΤΗΚΩ — stand, stand firm, stand fast, be established, be appointed
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