King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4732
Transliteration: stereoō
Phonetic Spelling: (ster-eh-o'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to make firm, strengthen
Meaning: to make firm, strengthen
στερεόω, στερέω: 1 aorist ἐστερέωσα; imperfect 3 person plural ἐστερεοῦντο; 1 aorist passive ἐστερεωθην; (στερεός); to make solid, make firm, strengthen, make strong: τινα, the body of anyone, Acts 3:16; τάς βάσεις, passive, Acts 3:7; passive, τῇ πίστει, as respects faith (see στερεός, at the end), Acts 16:5. (The Sept.; Xenophon, Diodorus.)
Word Summary
stereoō: to make firm, strengthen
Original Word: στερεόωTransliteration: stereoō
Phonetic Spelling: (ster-eh-o'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to make firm, strengthen
Meaning: to make firm, strengthen
Strong's Concordance
establish, receive strength, make strong. From stereos; to solidify, i.e. Confirm (literally or figuratively) -- establish, receive strength, make strong.
see GREEK stereos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4732: στερεόωστερεόω, στερέω: 1 aorist ἐστερέωσα; imperfect 3 person plural ἐστερεοῦντο; 1 aorist passive ἐστερεωθην; (στερεός); to make solid, make firm, strengthen, make strong: τινα, the body of anyone, Acts 3:16; τάς βάσεις, passive, Acts 3:7; passive, τῇ πίστει, as respects faith (see στερεός, at the end), Acts 16:5. (The Sept.; Xenophon, Diodorus.)