- Original: στήκω - Transliteration: Steko - Phonetic: stay'-ko - Definition: 1. to stand firm 2. to persevere, to persist 3. to keep one's standing - Origin: from the perfect tense of G2476 - TDNT entry: 17:36,1 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From the perfect tense of G2476 ; to be stationary that is (figuratively) to persevere: - stand (fast). Total KJV Occurrences: 7 • fast, 6 1 Corinthians 16:13; Galatians 5:1; Philippians 1:27; Philippians 4:1; 1 Thessalonians 3:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:15 • standeth, 1 Romans 14:4