STRONGS G4741:
στηρίζω; future
στηριξω (as in the best Greek writings), and
στηρίσω (in
2 Thessalonians 3:3 manuscript
Vat., as in
Jeremiah 17:5;
στηριῶ,
Jeremiah 3:12;
Jeremiah 24:6;
Ezekiel 14:8; Sir. 6:37 (see references below)); 1 aorist
ἐστήριξα, and
ἐστήρισα (
στήρισον,
Luke 22:32 L T Tr WH;
Revelation 3:2 G L T Tr WH, as in
Judges 19:5,
8;
Ezekiel 6:2;
Proverbs 15:25, etc.; cf. (
WHs Appendix, p. 170); Alexander
Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Sprchl. i., p. 372;
Buttmann, 36 (32); Kühner, § 343, i., p. 910; (
Veitch, under the word)); passive, perfect
ἐστηριγμαι; 1 aorist
ἐστηρίχθην; (
στῆριγξ a support; akin to
στερεός, which see,
στερρός, and German
stärken; cf.
Curtius, § 222); from
Homer down;
a. to make stable, place firmly, set fast, fix:
ἐστήρικται (
χάσμα), is fixed,
Luke 16:26;
στηρίζω τό πρόσωπον,
to set one's face steadfastly, keep the face turned (
Ezekiel 6:2;
Ezekiel 13:17;
Ezekiel 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)),
Luke 9:51.
b. to strengthen, make firm; tropically (not so in secular authors)
to render constant, confirm, one's mind (
A. V. establish):
τινα,
Luke 22:32; (
Acts 18:23 where
R G ἐπιστηρίζων);
Romans 1:11;
Romans 16:25;
1 Thessalonians 3:2;
2 Thessalonians 3:3;
1 Peter 5:10 (here
Rec. has 1 aorist optative 3 person singular
στηρίξαι);
Revelation 3:2;
τήν καρδίαν τίνος,
1 Thessalonians 3:13;
James 5:8;
τινα ἐν τίνι,
2 Thessalonians 2:17;
2 Peter 1:12. (Compare:
ἐπιστηρίζω.)
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