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# standeth

«standeth» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: **stands** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### kind

archaic form

### modern equivalent

stands

### part of speech

verb, old form of «stands» (he, she, it)

### meaning for a pupil

«standeth» means «stands», a form of «stand»: To stand is to be on your feet with your body upright. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/standeth/#m1)

### how it differs from today

Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he standeth» = «he stands».

### examples

- Joshua the son of Nun, who standeth before thee, he shall go in thither; encourage thou him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. (Torah DEU.1.38, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/standeth/#x1)
- but with him that standeth here with us this day before the LORD our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day — (Torah DEU.29.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/standeth/#x2)
- And the man that doeth presumptuously, in not hearkening unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die; and thou shalt exterminate the evil from Israel. (Torah DEU.17.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/standeth/#x3)

### tests

ending -eth (stem «stand», a verb of EWT); corpora 4 (Torah 4, tales 0, Sefer Yetzirah 0); EWT 0; ratio 0.5 (Torah alone 9.3); Wiktionary no archaic label

### In the corpora

- [The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the peoples.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.69/)
- [My foot standeth in an even place; in the congregations will I bless the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.393/)
- [The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.494/)
- [God standeth in the congregation of God; in the midst of the judges He judgeth:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1456/)
- [Because He standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from them that judge his soul.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2045/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «standeth» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/standeth/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.