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στηρίζω stērizō · G4741

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to establish

στηρίζω ; [in LXX for סָמַךְ, שׂוּם, etc. ; ] ; to fix, set fast, make fast: Luk.16:26; τ. πρόσωτον (Eze.6:2 13:17, al.; see Dalman, Words, 30 f.), Luk.9:51. Metaphorical, to confirm, establish: with, accusative, Luk.22:32, Act.18:23, Rom.1:11 16:25, 1Th.3:2 3:13, 2Th.3:3, Jas.5:8, 1Pe.5:10, Rev.3:2; id. before ἐν, 2Th.2:17, 2Pe.1:12.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

στηρίζω, ; []: future -ίξω[], -ίσω []: aorist ἐστήριξα [], Epic dialect στήριξα []; infinitive στηρίξαι []; participle στηρίξας []:—middle, aorist ἐστηριξάμην [] later -ισάμην []: future στηρίξομαι []:—passive, future στηριχθήσομαι []: aorist ἐστηρίχθην []: perfect ἐστήριγμαι []; infinitive ἐστηρίσθαι []: pluperfect ἐστήρικτο []:—make fast, prop, fix, [ἴριδας] ἐν νέφεϊ στήριξε sets rainbows in the cloud, []; στηρίζειν αὐτὸ αὑτό φησι τὸ ἄπειρον (i.e. Anaxagoras) []; so probably, [λίθον] Ζεὺς …

Where it's used 13 times

Luke 9:51 · Luke 16:26 · Luke 22:32 · Romans 1:11 · Romans 16:25 · 1 Thessalonians 3:2 · 1 Thessalonians 3:13 · 2 Thessalonians 2:17 · 2 Thessalonians 3:3 · James 5:8 · 1 Peter 5:10 · 2 Peter 1:12 · Revelation 3:2

Source: TBESG G4741; TFLSJ G4741

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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