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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #1991 - ἐπιστηρίζω

Transliteration

epistērízō

Phonetics

ep-ee-stay-rid'-zo

Origin

from (G1909) and (G4741)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

7:653,1085

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to establish besides, strengthen more
to render more firm, confirm

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3289 ‑ יָעַץ (yaw‑ats'); 3559 ‑ כּוּן (koon); 5181 ‑ נָחַת (naw‑khath'); 5324 ‑ נָצַב (naw‑tsab'); 5564 ‑ סָמַךְ (saw‑mak'); 7514 ‑ רָפַף (raw‑fak'); 8172 ‑ שָׁעַן (shaw‑an');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (4)

Acts 4

BSB (4)

Acts 4

CSB (4)

Acts 4

ESV (4)

Acts 4

KJV (4)

Acts 4

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (3)

Acts 3

N95 (3)

Acts 3

NAS (3)

Acts 3

NLT (3)

Acts 5

WEB (4)

Acts 4

YLT (4)

Acts 4

ASV (4)

confirmed them 1

confirming 2

establishing 1

BSB (4)

strengthen 1

strengthening 3

CSB (4)

strengthened 1

strengthening 3

ESV (4)

strengthened 1

strengthening 3

KJV (4)

confirmed 1

confirming 2

strengthening 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (3)

strengthened 1

strengthening 2

N95 (3)

strengthened 1

strengthening 2

NAS (3)

strengthened 1

strengthening 2

NLT (3)

strengthened 1

strengthening 2

WEB (4)

confirming 1

establishing 1

strengthened them 1

strengthening 1

YLT (4)

confirm 1

confirming 2

strengthening 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-AAI-3P 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAPNSM 2

ANT

V-AAI-3P 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

BEZ

V-AAI-3P 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

BGB

V-AAI-3P 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

BMT

V-AAI-3P 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

BYZ

V-AAI-3P 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

ELZ

N-ASF 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-PAPNPM 1

V-PAPNSM 1

NA26

V-3AAIP 1

V-PAPNPM 1

V-PAPNSM 1

SBL

V-AAI-3P 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

SCV

V-AAI-3P 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

STV

V-AAI-3P 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

TIS

V-AAI-3P 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

V-AAI-3P 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

TRG

N-ASF 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-PAPNPM 1

V-PAPNSM 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἐπιστηρ-ίζω,

cause to rest on, ἐπιστηριῶ ἐπί σε τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου ib. Psalms 31:8(32).8; make to lean on, τί τινι Opp. C. 4.256; set over, Δεῖμον κεραυνῷ Nonn. D. 2.417; confirm, τινά Acts 15:32 : — Pass., to be supported, ἐν τῷ ὕδατι Arist. Pr. 933a10; τινί Luc. Ind. 6; ἐπιστηριχθήσομαι and ἐπεστηρίχθη ἐπὶ [τοὺς κίονας ], LXX Judges 16:26; Judges 16:29, cf. Aq. Exodus 17:12.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἐπιστηρίζω; 1 aorist ἐπεστηριξα; a later word; to establish besides, strengthen more; to render more firm, confirm: τινα, one's Christian faith, Acts 14:22; Acts 15:32, 41; Acts 18:23 R G.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐπι -στηρίζω ,

[in LXX for H5564, etc.;]

to make stronger, confirm: c. acc, Acts 14:22; Acts 15:32; Acts 15:41.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

επεστήρικτο επεστηριξαν επεστήριξαν ἐπεστήριξαν επεστήριξας επεστηρίχθη επεστηρίχθην επιστηριζομένη επιστηριζοντες επιστηρίζοντες ἐπιστηρίζοντες επιστηριζων επιστηρίζων ἐπιστηρίζων επιστηρισθή επιστηριχθή επιστηριώ επιστοιβάσουσιν epesterixan epestērixan epestḗrixan episterizon episterízon epistērizōn epistērízōn episterizontes episterízontes epistērizontes epistērízontes