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Lexicon :: Strong's G1991 - epistērizō

Aa
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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:13 - At the top of the stairway stood the LORD, and he said, “I am the LORD, the God of your grandfather Abraham, and the God of your father, Isaac. The ground you are lying on belongs to you. I am giving it to you and your descendants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:26 - Samson said to the young servant who was leading him by the hand, “Place my hands against the pillars that hold up the temple. I want to rest against them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:29 - Then Samson put his hands on the two center pillars that held up the temple. Pushing against them with both hands,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:6 - The man answered, “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear with the enemy chariots and charioteers closing in on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:8 - The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:2 - Your arrows have struck deep,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:6 - Yes, you have been with me from birth;
from my mother’s womb you have cared for me.
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Who is this sweeping in from the desert,
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I aroused you under the apple tree,
where your mother gave you birth,
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