Word study · Greek

stoichéō

to walk in line, to follow

Say it: stoy-KHEH-o (approximate)

στοιχέω

What it means

To stand in a row, to march in line, and so to conduct oneself according to a rule. In 5:25 Paul says, "if we live by the Spirit, let's also keep in step with the Spirit," and in 6:16, "as many as walk by this rule."

Range of meaning

  • Walk in lineMarch in order.
  • FollowConduct oneself by a rule.

In Galatians

  • Chapter 5

    "Let's also walk by the Spirit" (5:25).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G4748 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources