Stoicheō στοιχέω
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| στοιχέω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | stoicheō |
| Strong's number | G4748 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to follow |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Galatians (2) |
Stoicheō (Greek στοιχέω, Strong's G4748) is a Greek verb meaning “to follow”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
στοιχέω, -ῶ
(στοῖχος, a row), [in LXX: Ecc.11:6 (כָּשֵׁר) * ;]
to be in rows (of waves, plants, etc., as well as of men), to walk in line (esp. of marching in file to battle; Xen., Cyr., vi, 3, 34, al.). Metaphorical, in late writers, to walk by rule: Act.21:24; with dative, to walk by or in (as a rule of life), Rom.4:12 (cf. MM, xxiii), Gal.5:25 6:16, Php.3:16 (cf. συν-στοιχέω).†
(AS)
(στοῖχος, a row), [in LXX: Ecc.11:6 (כָּשֵׁר) * ;]
to be in rows (of waves, plants, etc., as well as of men), to walk in line (esp. of marching in file to battle; Xen., Cyr., vi, 3, 34, al.). Metaphorical, in late writers, to walk by rule: Act.21:24; with dative, to walk by or in (as a rule of life), Rom.4:12 (cf. MM, xxiii), Gal.5:25 6:16, Php.3:16 (cf. συν-στοιχέω).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | walk (4), orderly (1), who (1), us (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | walk (2), live (1), let us walk in step (1), we must live up (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Stoicheō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 21:24Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.
Romans
- Romans 4:12And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
Galatians
- Galatians 5:25If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.
- Galatians 6:16And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.
Philippians
- Philippians 3:16Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).