Word study · Greek

stḗkō

stand firm

Say it: STAY-ko (approximate)

στήκω

What it means

To stand firm, to stand fast. In 3:8, "now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord." In 1 Corinthians 16:13 it is "stand firm in the faith."

Range of meaning

  • Stand firmHold one's ground.
  • Stand fastRemain steady.

In 1 Thessalonians

  • Chapter 3

    "If you stand fast in the Lord" (3:8).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G4739 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources