Greek verb · G4741
στηρίζω
sterizostay-rid'-zo
to establish
12 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: stērízō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4741is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 27New Testament books
- 8spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4741
to set fast, i.e. (literally) to turn resolutely in a certain direction, or (figuratively) to confirm
The King James renders it: fix, (e-)stablish, stedfastly set, strengthen.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
sterizo is rendered "to establish". It stands 12 times in the Greek text, across eight books.
- Three of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 9:51As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
- The Greek text spells it eight different ways.
The first use
As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
Luke 9:51ἐστήρισεν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's twelve uses are in Luke.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- do strengthen3
- to strengthen2
- has been fixed1
- he will confirm1
- steadfastly set1
- strengthened1
- strengthening1
- will strengthen1
- would He strengthen1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| στηριγμός | sterigmos | security | Uses1 |
All 12, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
8 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- στηρίξαι3
- στηρίξει2
- στήρισον2
- ἐστηριγμένους1
- ἐστήρικται1
- ἐστήρισεν1
- στηρίξατε1
- στηριχθῆναι1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singular2V-AAM-2S
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)2V-AAN
- verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-FAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person plural1V-AAM-2P
- verb · aorist active, optative · 3rd person singular1V-AAO-3S
- verb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)1V-APN
- verb · perfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-RPI-3S
- verb · perfect passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural1V-RPP-APM
Luke
three uses
As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
- ἐστήρισενesterisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: steadfastly set
And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’
- ἐστήρικταιesteriktaiverb · perfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has been fixed
But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
- στήρισονsterisonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do strengthen
Romans
one use
For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
- στηριχθῆναιsterichthenaiverb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: strengthening
1 Thessalonians
two uses
We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
- στηρίξαιsterixaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to strengthen
so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
- στηρίξαιsterixaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to strengthen
2 Thessalonians
two uses
encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.
- στηρίξαιsterixaiverb · aorist active, optative · 3rd person singulartagged: would He strengthen
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
- στηρίξειsterixeiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will strengthen
James
one use
You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
- στηρίξατεsterixateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do strengthen
1 Peter
one use
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
- στηρίξειsterixeiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he will confirm
2 Peter
one use
Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.
- ἐστηριγμένουςesterigmenousverb · perfect passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: strengthened
Revelation
one use
Wake up and strengthen what remains, which was about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
- στήρισονsterisonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do strengthen
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.