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Mark 3:31 στήκοντες standing

Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,

Mark 11:25 στήκετε you stand

And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”

Here: 'You stand'. Standing was the ordinary Jewish posture for prayer, so this is simply a picture of someone at prayer, not a command to stand. The form is a common spoken-Greek verb made from the perfect tense of 'to stand'.

Romans 14:4 στήκει he stands

Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

Here: A Koine verb formed from the perfect of histēmi, meaning to stand or stand firm. Here it means standing approved, or holding one's place, before the master.

1 Corinthians 16:13 στήκετε do stand firm

Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.

Here: 'Keep on standing your ground.' This verb is a favorite of Paul's, almost always as a command or a hope that a church will hold its position under pressure (Gal 5:1; Phil 1:27; 4:1; 1 Thess 3:8). The picture is a soldier who will not be pushed back. It echoes 15:1, where the Corinthians 'stand' in the gospel, and 15:58, 'be steadfast, immovable.'

Galatians 5:1 στήκετε do stand firm

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.

Here: A command for continuing action: 'keep standing, hold your ground'. It is a late Greek verb formed from the perfect of 'stand', so it carries the sense of standing your ground, like a soldier who does not give way.

Philippians 1:27 στήκετε you are standing firm

Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,

Here: "You are holding your ground." This is the stance of a soldier or wrestler who refuses to be pushed back, and it is aimed at the opponents named in v. 28.

Philippians 4:1 στήκετε do stand firm

Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.

Here: Present-tense command: "keep standing" or "hold your ground." The picture is someone who does not give way under pressure, like a soldier holding his place in the line. It repeats 1:27, "stand firm in one spirit."

1 Thessalonians 3:8 στήκετε are standing firm

For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.

Here: Present tense: 'you are standing firm', an ongoing state. It pictures holding your ground under pressure, like a soldier keeping his position, and here that pressure is persecution.

2 Thessalonians 2:15 στήκετε do stand firm

Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.

Here: A present command: keep standing your ground. It answers 2:2, where Paul does not want them 'shaken' out of their right mind by alarming claims about the Day of the Lord.