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Inherited from Byzantine Greek στέκω (stékō), from Hellenistic Koine Greek στήκω (stḗkō) < Ancient Greek ἕστηκα (héstēka), perfect of verb ῐ̔́στημῐ (hístēmi, I stand).[1]

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsteko/
  • Hyphenation: στέ‧κω

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στέκω (stéko) (imperfect έστεκα, past —, passive —) (found only in the imperfective tense)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, literature) to stand up, stand still
    Στέκω ακίνητος.Stéko akínitos.I stand motionless.
    Ο στρατιώτης στέκει σε στάση προσοχής.O stratiótis stékei se stási prosochís.The soldier stands to attention.
  2. (intransitive, 3rd person) to be true, be correct
    Οι θεωρίες σου δεν στέκουν.Oi theoríes sou den stékoun.Your theories are not correct (do not make sense).
  3. (intransitive, impersonal) to be unacceptable

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  1. ^ στέκωΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
    Editor's note: But ἕστηκα is active perfect of ἵστημι, not of passive ἵσταμαι