Strong's G4741 · Greek

στηρίζω

sterizo · stay-rid'-zo

from a presumed derivative of 2476 (like 4731); to set fast, i.e. (literally) to turn resolutely in a certain direction, or (figuratively) to confirm

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

στηρίζω (G4741)

13 στηρίζω [in LXX for סמך , שׂוּם ( שׂים ), etc. ;] to fix, set fast, make fast : Lk 16:26 ; τ. πρόσωτον ( Ez 6:2 13:17 , al.; v. Dalman, Words , 30 f.), Lk 9:51 . Metaph., to confirm, establish : c., acc., Lk 22:32 , Ac 18:23 , Ro 1:11 16:25 , I Th 3:2 , 13 , II Th 3:3 , Ja 5:8 , I Pe 5:10 , Re 3:2 ; id. seq. ἐν , II Th 2:17 , II Pe 1:12 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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