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Lexicon :: Strong's G1991 - epistērizō

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ἐπιστηρίζω
Transliteration
epistērizō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ee-stay-rid'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:653,1085

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπιστηρίζω epistērízō, ep-ee-stay-rid'-zo; from G1909 and G4741; to support further, i.e. reestablish:—confirm, strengthen.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G1991 in the following manner: confirm (3x), strengthen (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G1991 in the following manner: confirm (3x), strengthen (1x).

  1. to establish besides, strengthen more

  2. to render more firm, confirm

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπιστηρίζω epistērízō, ep-ee-stay-rid'-zo; from G1909 and G4741; to support further, i.e. reestablish:—confirm, strengthen.
STRONGS G1991:
ἐπιστηρίζω; 1 aorist ἐπεστήριξα; a later word; to establish besides, strengthen more; to render more firm, confirm: τινά, one's Christian faith, Acts 14:22; Acts 15:32, 41; Acts 18:23 R G.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
14:22; 15:32; 15:41; 18:23

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1991 matches the Greek ἐπιστηρίζω (epistērizō),
which occurs 12 times in 10 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:13 - And the Lord [fn]stood upon it, and said, I am the God of thy father Abraam, and the God of Isaac; fear not, the land on which thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:26 - And Sampson said to the young man that held his hand, Suffer me to feel the pillars on which the house rests, and I will stay myself upon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:29 - And Sampson took hold of the two pillars of the house on which the house stood, and leaned on them, and laid hold of one with his right hand, and the other with his left.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:6 - And the young man that brought the tidings, said to him, I happened accidentally to be upon mount Gelbue; and, behold, Saul was leaning upon his spear, and, behold, the chariots and captains of horse pressed hard upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:8 - (LXX 31:8) I will instruct thee and guide thee in this way wherein thou shalt go: I will fix mine eyes upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:2 - (LXX 37:3) For thy weapons are fixed in me, and thou hast pressed thy hand heavily upon me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:6 - (LXX 70:6) On thee have I been stayed from the womb: from the belly of my mother thou art my protector: of thee is my [fn]praise continually.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:7 - (LXX 87:8) Thy wrath has pressed heavily upon me, and thou hast brought upon me all thy billows. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:5 - Who is this that comes up all white, leaning on her kinsman? I raised thee up under an apple-tree; there thy mother brought thee forth; there she that bore thee brought thee forth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:6 - Behold, thou trustest on this bruised staff of reed, on Egypt: as soon as a man leans upon it, it shall go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharao king of Egypt and all that trust in him.
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