Bible Lexicons

διϊσχῡρ-ίζομαι,

I lean upon, rely on, τῷ λόγῳ Antipho 5.33, cf. Aeschin. 1.1.

II affirm confidently, τι Pl. Phd. 63c, etc.; δ. ταῦτα οὕτως ἔχειν ib. 114d; δ. ὡς.. Id. Tht. 154a; δ. περί τινος And. 2.4, Lys. 13.85; τι ὑπέρ τινος Pl. Men. 86b; περὶ σοῦ ὡς.. Id. 317c: abs., ὁμοίως ἐφ' ἑκατέροις δ. Id. Tht. 158d, etc.

διϊσχυρίζομαι (L WH διϊσχυρίζομαι (see Iota)): imperfect διισχυριζομην;

1. to lean upon.

2. to affirm stoutly, to assert confidently: Luke 22:59; Acts 12:15. (Lysias, Isaeus, Plato, Demosthenes, Josephus, Antiquities 2, 6, 4; Aelian hist. an. 7, 18; Dio Cassius, 57, 23; others.)

δικάζω[δικάζω; 1 aorist passive ἐδικασθην; from Homer down; "to judge, pass judgment: absolutely, Luke 6:37 Tr marginal reading (others, καταδικάζω.]

* δι -ισχυρίζομαι

(T, Rec. διϊσ -),

depon.;

1. to lean upon.

2. to affirm confidently: c. ptcp., Luke 22:59; c acc et inf. (Bl., § 70, 3), Acts 12:15.†