Lexical Definition
στοιχέω stoichéō (stoy-kheh'-o) to follow G:V
from a derivative of
walk (orderly).
- to march in (military) rank (keep step), i.e. (figuratively) to conform to virtue and piety
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| στοιχῶμεν | we shall walk | Gal.5.25 |
| στοιχοῦσιν | walking | Rom.4.12 |
| στοιχεῖσ | you walk orderly | Acts.21.24 |
| στοιχεῖν | to walk | Phil.3.16 |
| στοιχήσουσιν | will walk | Gal.6.16 |
| στοιχήσει | will line up | LXX.Eccl.11.6 |
Abbott-Smith
στοιχέω, -ῶ (< στοῖχος, a row), [in LXX: Ec 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.). Metaph., in late writers, to walk by rule: Ac 21:24; c. dat., to walk by or in (as a rule of life), Ro 4:12 (cf. MM, xxiii), Ga 5:25 6:16, Phl 3:16 (cf. συν-στοιχέω).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ecclesiastes | 11:6 |
| Acts | 21:24 |
| Romans | 4:12 |
| Galatians | 5:25 · 6:16 |
| Philippians | 3:16 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
στοιχέω-έω,
to be drawn up in a line or row, οὐδ᾽ ἐγκαταλείψω τὸν παραστάτην, ὅτῳ ἂν στοιχέωήσω beside whom I stand in battle,—from the oath of Athenian citizens, cited in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; move in line, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be in rows, of leaves or joints, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κατὰ τὸ στοιχέωοῦν in sequence, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 correspond, ὅπως ἀεὶ ἡ ἡμέρα στοιχέωῇ καθ᾽ ἑκάστην πόλιν [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__3 to be satisfactory to one, στοιχέωεῖ μοι πάντα τὰ προγεγραμμένα [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__II with dative, fit, [καταστρωτῆρα] στοιχέωοῦντα τοῖς κειμένοις [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: metaphorically, to be in line with, walk by, agree with, submit to, τῇ τῆς συγκλήτου προθέσει [στοιχέωεῖν αὐτοσαυτῷ “SIG” 734.6 (Delph., 1st c.BC)">Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τῇ πρός τινα εὐνοίᾳ [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ταῖς πλείοσι γνώμαις [Refs 1st c.BC+]; τοῖς προειρημένοις φιλοσόφοις[NT]; στοίχεις (Aeolic dialect present participle) τοῖς προϋπαργμένοισι [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ἠθέλησεν στοιχέωοῦσαν τοῖς προπεπραγμένοις παρέχεσθαι τοῖς πολίταις τὴν αὑτοῦ διάληψιν [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; μιᾷ σ. to be contented with one wife, [στοιχέωῶν πᾶσιν ὑπέγραψα “CPR” 30 ii 41 (6th c.AD): \_absolutely\_, στοιχέωεῖν βουλόμενος καὶ τοῖς ἐκείνων ἴχνεσιν ἐπιβαίνειν “SIG” 708.5 (Istropolis, 2nd c.BC)">Refs 5th c.BC+]; στοιχέωεῖς τὸν νόμον φυλάσσων observest it regularly, [NT]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Gal.5.25 ☩ Phil.3.16 ☩ Rom.4.12 ☩ Acts.21.24