G4748

G4748 — στοιχέω

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekstoicheoverbOccurrences: 5

Definition / Gloss

stoicheo (stoy-kheh'-o) v. 1. to march in (military) rank (keep step) 2. (figuratively) to conform to virtue and piety [from a derivative of steicho "to range in regular line"] KJV: walk (orderly)

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KJV Renderings

walk (orderly)

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

στοιχέω, στοίχω; future στοιχήσω; (στοῖχος a row, series);

a. to proceed in a row, go in order: Xenophon, Cyril 6,3,34; metaphorically, to go on prosperously, to turn out well: of things, Ecc 11:6 for ëÈÌùÅÑø.

b. to walk: with a locative dative (Winers Grammar, § 31, 1 a. cf. p. 219 (205); yet cf. Buttmann, § 133, 22 b.). τοῖς ἴχνεσι τίνος, in the steps of one, i. e. follow his example, Rom 4:12; to direct one’s life, to live, with a dative of the rule (Buttmann, as above), εἰ πνεύματι ... στοιχῶμεν, if the Holy Spirit animates us (see ζάω, I. 3 under the end), let us exhibit that control of the Spirit in our life, Gal 5:25; τῷ κανόνι, according to the rule, Gal 6:16; τῷ αὐτῷ (where Rec. adds κανόνι, Php 3:16 (Winers Grammar, § 43, 5 d.; cf. Buttmann, § 140, 18 at the end), (τῷ παραδειγματι τίνος, Clement, hom. 10, 15); with a participle denoting the manner of acting, στοιχεῖς τόν νόμον φυλάσσων, so walkest as to keep the law (A. V. walkest orderly, keeping etc.), Act 21:24. (On the word and its construction see Fritzsche on Romans, vol. iii., p. 142. Compare:

Englishman's Greek Concordance

στοιχέω (walk (orderly))

Acts 21:24

KJV: Them take and purify thyself with them and be at charges with them that they may shave heads and all may know that those things whereof they were informed concerning thee are nothing but thou thyself also walkest orderly and keepest the law
GK: τούτους παραλαβών αγνίσθητι συν αυτοίς και δαπάνησον επ΄ αυτοίς ίνα ξυρήσωνται την κεφαλήν και γνώσι πάντες ότι ων κατήχηνται περί σου ουδέν εστιν αλλά στοιχείς και αυτός τον νόμον φυλάσσων

Romans 4:12

KJV: And 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 being uncircumcised
GK: και πατέρα περιτομής τοις ουκ εκ περιτομής μόνον αλλά και τοις στοιχούσι τοις ίχνεσι της πίστεως τοις εν τη ακροβυστία του πατρός ημών Αβραάμ

Galatians 5:25

KJV: If we live in the Spirit let us also walk in the Spirit
GK: ει ζώμεν πνεύματι πνεύματι και στοιχώμεν

Galatians 6:16

KJV: And as many as walk according to this rule peace on them and mercy and upon the Israel of God
GK: και όσοι τω κανόνι τούτω στοιχήσουσιν ειρήνη επ΄ αυτούς και έλεος και επί τον Ισραήλ του θεού

Philippians 3:16

KJV: Nevertheless where to we have already attained let us walk by the same rule let us mind the same thing
GK: πλην εις ο εφθάσαμεν τω αυτώ στοιχείν κανόνι το αυτό φρονείν
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