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

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:13 -

The LORD was standing there beside him,[fn] saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring the land on which you are lying.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:26 -

Samson said to the young man who was leading him by the hand, “Lead me where I can feel the pillars supporting the temple, so I can lean against them.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:29 -

Samson took hold of the two middle pillars supporting the temple and leaned against them, one on his right hand and the other on his left.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:6 -

“I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear. At that very moment the chariots and the cavalry were closing in on him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:8 -

I will instruct you and show you the way to go;

with my eye on you, I will give counsel.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:2 -

For your arrows have sunk into me,

and your hand has pressed down on me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:6 -

I have leaned on you from birth;

you took me from my mother’s womb.

My praise is always about you.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:7 -

Your wrath weighs heavily on me;

you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.Selah

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:5 -

Who is this coming up from the wilderness,

leaning on the one she loves?

I awakened you under the apricot tree.

There your mother conceived you;

there she conceived and gave you birth.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:6 -

“Look, you are relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who grabs it and leans on it. This is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who rely on him.

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