To strengthen
στερεόωStrong’s G4732stereoō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Stereoō is the Greek word usually translated “were strengthened” and “has strengthened”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.”
Meaning
Usually translated “were strengthened” and “has strengthened”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- were strengthened 2
- has strengthened 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
στερεόω stereoō · to strengthen
στερεόω, -ῶ (στερεός), [in LXX: Isa.42:5 (רָקַע), Jer.5:3 (חָזַק pi.), etc. ;] (a) to make firm or solid; (b) to strengthen, make strong; with accusative of person(s), Act.3:16; τ. βάσεις, pass., Act.3:7. Metaphorical (cf. Je, l.with): τ. πίστει, pass., Act.16:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “strengthen” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STRENGTHEN, verb transitive
- To make strong or stronger; to add strength to, either physical, legal or moral; as, to strengthen a limb; to strengthen an obligation.
- To confirm; to establish; as, to strengthen authority.
- To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution.“Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him” Deuteronomy 3:28
- To cause to increase in power or security.
All definitions and other forms of “strengthen”
STRENGTHEN, verb intransitive
To grow strong or stronger.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.