stērizō · strengthen, establish

What it means

stērizō (στηρίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “strengthen, establish”.

Make firm; also set one's face firmly.

How to say it

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

1. To make someone strong and steady.
2. To fix something firmly, or resolve firmly.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• strengthen ×6
• make firm ×2
• are made firm ×1
• be strengthened ×1
• has been fixed ×1
• set ×1
• strengthening ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×3
• Acts×1
• Romans×1
• 1 Thessalonians×2
• 2 Thessalonians×2
• James×1
• 1 Peter×1
• 2 Peter×1
• Revelation×1

• Luke 9:51

  Now it happened, as the days of his being taken up were being fulfilled, that he set his face to go to Jerusalem.

• Luke 16:26

  And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot, nor may anyone cross from there to us.’

• Luke 22:32

  but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

• Acts 18:23

  And after spending some time there, he departed, going through the region of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

• Romans 1:11

  For I long to see you, so that I may share some spiritual gift with you for you to be strengthened;

• 1 Thessalonians 3:2

  and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s fellow worker in the good news of the Messiah, to strengthen you and exhort you about your faith,

• 1 Thessalonians 3:13

  so as to strengthen your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

• 2 Thessalonians 2:17

  comfort your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word.

• 2 Thessalonians 3:3

  But the Lord is faithful, who will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.

• James 5:8

  You also be patient; make firm your hearts, because the coming of the Lord has drawn near.

• 1 Peter 5:10

  And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in the Messiah, after you have suffered a little, will himself equip, make firm, strengthen, and establish you.

• 2 Peter 1:12

  Therefore I will always be ready to remind you of these things, though you know them and are made firm in the present truth.

• Revelation 3:2

  Keep watch, and strengthen what remains, which was about to die, for I have not found your works complete before my God.