Lexical 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.) |