2001 Translation

Sounds Like: STAHN-tee-boos

Translations: standing, to those standing, for those standing, by those standing, with those standing, from those standing

From the root: STO

Part of Speech: Participle

Explanation: STANTIBUS is the dative or ablative plural form of the present active participle of the verb STO, meaning 'to stand'. As a participle, it describes an action that is happening concurrently with the main verb. It can function adjectivally, modifying a noun, or substantively, acting as a noun itself. When used substantively, it refers to 'those who are standing' or 'people standing'. Its case indicates its grammatical role in the sentence, such as the indirect object (dative) or the means/instrument/accompaniment (ablative).

Inflection: Present Active Participle, Dative or Ablative, Plural, All genders

Instances

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 10:113
• Book Two — 10:113

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, STO.

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.

• STATE — stand, stand still, stand firm, remain, be
• STO — stand, I stand, stand still, remain, abide, halt, stop, be firm, persist, endure, be fixed, be established, cost

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