διϊσχυρίζομαι
diischyrizomai · insist
Greek word · Strong’s number G1340 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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diischyrizomai (διϊσχυρίζομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “insist”.
Firmly, maintain strongly.
How to say it
di·is·chy·ri·zo·mai
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To keep affirming firmly that something is so, without giving in.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
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Where it appears
- Luke 22:59
And after about one hour had passed, a certain other man kept insisting, saying, “In truth this man also was with him, for he is also a Galilean.”
- Acts 12:15
But they said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so. And they were saying, “It is his angel.”