στηρίζω
stērízō · G4741 · Greek · 14 occurrences
Meanings
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to strengthen, to make more firm
To cause someone to become stronger in the sense of more firm and unchanging in attitude or belief
ExamplesLuke 22:32 but I have prayed for you, that your faith will not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
Romans 1:11 For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established;
Romans 16:25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past,
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to cause to be fixed, to establish in a place
To put or place something firmly in a location
ExamplesLuke 16:26 ‘And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set, so that those who want to go over from here to you will not be able, nor will any people cross over from there to us.’
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to decide firmly, to resolve, to make up one’s mind definitely
(A Semitic idiom, literally: to fix one’s face) To make a decision, with emphasis upon finality
ExamplesLuke 9:51 When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem;
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
12 occurrences in 9 groups
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
7 occurrences in 5 groups
- καρδίαheart 2
- σύyou 2
- λοιποίthe rest, other 1
- πρόσωπονface 1
- ἀδελφόςbrother 1
Second objectAs in “call him Lord”
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἄμεμπτοςblameless 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
5 occurrences in 11 groups
- Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- κύριοςLord 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- μακροθυμέωto be patient 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 1 groups
- εἰςto 7
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- שׂוּם sûwm · H7760 · to take position, to place, to put
- Hebrew שׂוּם (sûwm, H7760) encompasses a broader semantic range of 'placing' or 'setting' actions, but in LXX contexts where it denotes purposeful placement or establishing (particularly with prepositional phrases indicating direction or state), it aligns with Greek στηρίζω's (στηρίζω (stērízō, G4741)) narrower focus on fixing firmly or setting resolutely in position.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- To decide firmly, to resolve, to make up one’s mind definitely30.80
- The verb describes a firm, settled decision to undertake a course of action. Luke writes that when the days were approaching for His ascension, “He was determined to go to Jerusalem” (Luke 9:51).
- To strengthen, to make more firm74.19
- The same verb also describes strengthening another person's faith or resolve. Jesus tells Peter, “I have prayed for you, that your faith will not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers” (Luke 22:32).
- To cause to be fixed, to establish in a place85.38
- The same verb also describes something being permanently fixed in position. Abraham tells the rich man, “between us and you a great chasm has been set, so that those who want to go over from here to you are not able” (Luke 16:26).
Word family 58 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon future στηριξω (as in the best Greek writings), and στηρίσω (in 2 Thess 3:3 manuscript…
a. to make stable, place firmly, set fast, fix: ἐστήρικται (χάσμα), is fixed, Lk 16:26; στηρίζω τό πρόσωπον, to set one's face steadfastly, keep the face turned (Ezek 6:2; Ezek 13:17; Ezek 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)), Lk 9:51.
b. to strengthen, make firm; tropically (not so in secular authors) to render constant, confirm, one's mind (A. V. establish): τινα, Lk 22:32; (Acts 18:23 where R G ἐπιστηρίζων); Rom 1:11; Rom 16:25; 1 Thess 3:2; 2 Thess 3:3; 1 Pet 5:10 (here Rec. has 1 aorist optative 3 person singular στηρίξαι); Rev 3:2; τήν καρδίαν τίνος, 1 Thess 3:13; Jas 5:8; τινα ἐν τίνι, 2 Thess 2:17; 2 Pet 1:12. (Compare: ἐπιστηρίζω.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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