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Lexicon :: Strong's G1991 - epistērizō

Strong's

Red Letter

ἐπιστηρίζω

Transliteration

epistērizō (Key)

Pronunciation

ep-ee-stay-rid'-zo

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Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

From ἐπί (G1909) and στηρίζω (G4741)

Greek Inflections of ἐπιστηρίζω [?]

mGNT
4x in 3 unique form(s) TR
4x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
12x in 10 unique form(s)

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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:653,1085

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to establish besides, strengthen more
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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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

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

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Gen 28:13 - And, behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

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Jdg 16:26 - and Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house resteth, that I may lean upon them.

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Jdg 16:29 - And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house rested, and leaned upon them, the one with his right hand, and the other with his left.

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2Sa 1:6 - And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and the horsemen followed hard after him.

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I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go:

I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.

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Psa 38:2 -

For thine arrows stick fast in me,

And thy hand presseth me sore.

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By thee have I been holden up from the womb;

Thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels:

My praise shall be continually of thee.

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Thy wrath lieth hard upon me,

And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves.

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Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness,

Leaning upon her beloved?

Under the apple-tree I awakened thee:

There thy mother was in travail with thee,

There was she in travail that brought thee forth.

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Isa 36:6 - Behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust on him.

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