στερεόω

stereoō

to strengthen

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Strong’s G4732Verb3 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Acts3

Translated as

were strengthened2

has strengthened1

In the text

Acts 3:7ἐστερεώθησαν
Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.

Abbott-Smith

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.†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.