Steko denotes standing firm in faith, freedom, shared commitment, or before one’s master, and can describe standing in place.

The predominant use describes remaining firm in a stated commitment or relationship: faith, the Lord, received teaching, freedom, and unity. It also occurs for standing while praying, for persons positioned outside, and for a servant’s standing or falling before his own lord.

1. Remain firm in commitment or allegiance · dominant

   The plural present forms occur in exhortations or statements about firmness: in 1 Corinthians 16:13 the APB renders the clause "stand firm in the faith," and in 2 Thessalonians 2:15 it joins standing firm with holding fast what was taught. Galatians 5:1 places it after freedom and before the warning not to be held again by slavery; Philippians 1:27 and Philippians 4:1 locate this firmness in one spirit and in the Lord.

   1 Corinthians 16:131 Thessalonians 3:82 Thessalonians 2:15Galatians 5:1Philippians 1:27Philippians 4:1
2. Stand in a physical setting or posture · occasional

   In Mark 11:25, the present active plural form occurs in the setting of praying, where the APB renders "whenever you stand praying." In Mark 3:31, the present active nominative masculine plural participle describes the mother and brothers as outside while they send and call.

   Mark 11:25Mark 3:31
3. Stand or fall before one’s own lord · rare

   Romans 14:4 uses the present active third-person singular form in the contrast "he stands or falls" in relation to a servant and his own lord. The verse then says that he will be upheld because the Lord is able to make him stand.

   Romans 14:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the exhortational and relational uses with "stand firm," while Mark 11:25 has "stand praying" and Mark 3:31 says the people "stood outside." Romans 14:4 renders the contrast as "he stands or falls"; these are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.