"to stand, Mk. 3:31; 11:25; met. to stand when under judgment, to be approved, Rom. 14:4; to stand firm, be constant, persevere, 1 Cor. 16:13; Gal. 5:1; Phil. 1:27; 4:1; 1 Thess. 3:8; 2 Thess. 2:15*"
Definition and meaning
to stand, Mk. 3:31; 11:25; met. to stand when under judgment, to be approved, Rom. 14:4; to stand firm, be constant, persevere, 1 Cor. 16:13; Gal. 5:1; Phil. 1:27; 4:1; 1 Thess. 3:8; 2 Thess. 2:15*
In the original Greek the word is written: στήκω
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of steko (G4739) across the King James Bible.
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
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Common questions
Strong's G4739 (steko) is a Greek word that means: to stand, Mk. 3:31; 11:25; met. to stand when under judgment, to be approved, Rom. 14:4; to stand firm, be constant, persevere, 1 Cor. 16:13; Gal. 5:1; Phil. 1:27; 4:1; 1 Thess. 3:8; 2 Thess. 2:15* It appears 8 times in the King James Bible.
The word steko (G4739) appears 8 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4739 is steko, a Greek word defined as: to stand, Mk. 3:31; 11:25; met. to stand when under judgment, to be approved, Rom. 14:4; to stand firm, be constant, persevere, 1 Cor. 16:13; Gal. 5:1. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
steko is a Greek word found in the New Testament.