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Lexicon :: Strong's G4741 - stērizō

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στηρίζω
Transliteration
stērizō (Key)
Pronunciation
stay-rid'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a presumed derivative of ἵστημι (G2476) (like στερεός (G4731))
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:653,1085

Strong’s Definitions

στηρίζω stērízō, stay-rid'-zo; from a presumed derivative of G2476 (like G4731); to set fast, i.e. (literally) to turn resolutely in a certain direction, or (figuratively) to confirm:—fix, (e-)stablish, stedfastly set, strengthen.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G4741 in the following manner: stablish (6x), establish (3x), strengthen (2x), fix (1x), stedfastly set (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G4741 in the following manner: stablish (6x), establish (3x), strengthen (2x), fix (1x), stedfastly set (1x).

  1. to make stable, place firmly, set fast, fix

  2. to strengthen, make firm

  3. to render constant, confirm, one's mind

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
στηρίζω stērízō, stay-rid'-zo; from a presumed derivative of G2476 (like G4731); to set fast, i.e. (literally) to turn resolutely in a certain direction, or (figuratively) to confirm:—fix, (e-)stablish, stedfastly set, strengthen.
STRONGS G4741:
στηρίζω; future στηριξω (as in the best Greek writings), and στηρίσω (in 2 Thessalonians 3:3 manuscript Vat., as in Jeremiah 17:5; στηριῶ, Jeremiah 3:12; Jeremiah 24:6; Ezekiel 14:8; Sir. 6:37 (see references below)); 1 aorist ἐστήριξα, and ἐστήρισα (στήρισον, Luke 22:32 L T Tr WH; Revelation 3:2 G L T Tr WH, as in Judges 19:5, 8; Ezekiel 6:2; Proverbs 15:25, etc.; cf. (WHs Appendix, p. 170); Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Sprchl. i., p. 372; Buttmann, 36 (32); Kühner, § 343, i., p. 910; (Veitch, under the word)); passive, perfect ἐστηριγμαι; 1 aorist ἐστηρίχθην; (στῆριγξ a support; akin to στερεός, which see, στερρός, and German stärken; cf. Curtius, § 222); from Homer down;
a. to make stable, place firmly, set fast, fix: ἐστήρικται (χάσμα), is fixed, Luke 16:26; στηρίζω τό πρόσωπον, to set one's face steadfastly, keep the face turned (Ezekiel 6:2; Ezekiel 13:17; Ezekiel 15:7; etc.) τοῦ πορεύεσθαι εἰς with an accusative of place, a Hebrew expression (see πρόσωπον, 1 b. (and cf. Buttmann, § 140, 16 δ.; Winer's Grammar, 33)), Luke 9:51.
b. to strengthen, make firm; tropically (not so in secular authors) to render constant, confirm, one's mind (A. V. establish): τινα, Luke 22:32; (Acts 18:23 where R G ἐπιστηρίζων); Romans 1:11; Romans 16:25; 1 Thessalonians 3:2; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 1 Peter 5:10 (here Rec. has 1 aorist optative 3 person singular στηρίξαι); Revelation 3:2; τήν καρδίαν τίνος, 1 Thessalonians 3:13; James 5:8; τινα ἐν τίνι, 2 Thessalonians 2:17; 2 Peter 1:12. (Compare: ἐπιστηρίζω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Judges
19:5; 19:8
Proverbs
15:25
Jeremiah
3:12; 17:5; 24:6
Ezekiel
6:2; 6:2; 13:17; 14:8; 15:7
Luke
9:51; 16:26; 22:32; 22:32
Acts
18:23
Romans
1:11; 16:25
1 Thessalonians
3:2; 3:13
2 Thessalonians
2:17; 3:3; 3:3
James
5:8
1 Peter
5:10
2 Peter
1:12
Revelation
3:2; 3:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4741 matches the Greek στηρίζω (stērizō),
which occurs 34 times in 33 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:37 - And Isaac answered and said to Esau, If I have made him thy lord, and have made all his brethren his servants, and have strengthened him with corn and wine, what then shall I do for thee, son?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:12 - and dreamed, and behold a ladder fixed on the earth, whose top reached to heaven, and the angels of God ascended and descended on it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:12 - But the hands of Moses were heavy, and they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat upon it; and Aaron and Or supported his hands one on this side and the other on that, and the hands of Moses were supported till the going down of the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:55 - And the priest shall look upon it after the plague has been washed; and if this, even the plague, has not changed its appearance, and the plague does not spread, it is unclean; it shall be burnt with fire: it is fixed in the garment, in the warp, or in the woof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:5 - And it came to pass on the fourth day that they rose early, and he stood up to depart; and the father of the damsel said to his son-in-law, Strengthen thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterwards ye shall go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:8 - And he rose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the father of the damsel said, Strengthen now thine heart, and [fn]quit thyself as a soldier till the day decline; and the two ate.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:19 - And now let my lord the king hear the word of his servant. If God stirs thee up against me, let thine offering be acceptable: but if the sons of men, they are cursed before the Lord, for they have cast me out this day so that I should not be established in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:21 - See now, art thou trusting for thyself on this broken staff of reed, even upon Egypt? whosoever shall stay himself upon it, it shall even go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharao king of Egypt to all that trust on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:12 - (LXX 50:14) Restore to me the joy of thy salvation: establish me with thy [fn]directing Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:15 - (LXX 103:15) and wine makes glad the heart of man, to make his face cheerful with oil: and bread strengthens man's heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:8 - (LXX 110:8) established for ever and ever, done in truth and uprightness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:8 - (LXX 111:8) His heart is established, he shall not fear, till he shall see his desire upon his enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:25 - The Lord pulls down the houses of scorners; but he establishes the border of the widow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:30 - And the man that fixes his eyes devises perverse things, and marks out with his lips all evils: he is a furnace of wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:5 - Strengthen me with perfumes, stay me with apples: for I am wounded with love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:25 - Thus saith the Lord of hosts, The man that is fastened in the sure place shall be removed and be taken away, and shall fall; and the glory that is upon him shall be utterly destroyed: for the Lord has spoken it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:16 - And he looked, and there was no man, and he observed, and there was none to help: so he defended them with his arm, and stablished them with his mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:12 - Go and read these words toward the north, and thou shalt say, Return to me, O house of Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not set my face against you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not be angry with you for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:10 - For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good: it shall be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall consume it with fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:6 - And I will fix mine eyes upon them for good, and I will restore them into this land for good: and I will build them up, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:2 - Son of man, set thy face against the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:17 - And thou, son of man, set thy face firmly against the daughters of thy people, that prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:8 - And I will set my face against that man, and will make him desolate and ruined, and will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:2 - (LXX 21:7) Therefore prophesy, son of man, set thy face steadfastly toward Jerusalem, and look toward their holy places, and thou shalt prophesy against the land of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:2 - Son of man, set thy face steadfastly against the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:21 - Son of man, set thy face against Sidon, and prophesy against it,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:2 - Son of man, set thy face against Pharao king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against the whole of Egypt:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:2 - Son of man, set thy face against Gog, and the land of Magog, Rhos, prince of Mesoch and Thobel, and prophesy against him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:4 - And if they should go into captivity before the face of their enemies, there will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes against them for evil, and not for good.
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