ΕΠΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΩ, επιστηριζω
EPISTĒRIZŌ, epistērizō
Sounds Like: ep-ee-stee-REE-zoh
Translations: to strengthen, to confirm, to establish, to encourage
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'ἐπί' (upon, over) and 'στηρίζω' (to make firm, to establish). It means to strengthen, confirm, or establish something or someone, often with the nuance of providing additional support or encouragement. It implies making something more firm or stable than it already is, or reinforcing a belief or person. It can be used in both a physical sense (to prop up) and a metaphorical sense (to confirm faith, to encourage someone).
Inflection: First Person Singular, Present Active Indicative
Strong’s number: G1991 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΕΣΤΗΡΙΚΤΟ — was supported, was strengthened, was established, was fixed, was leaning, was propped
- ἘΠΕΣΤΗΡΙΣΑΣ — you strengthened, you supported, you established, you confirmed
- ἘΠΕΣΤΗΡΙΣΤΑΙ — has been strengthened, has been confirmed, has been established, has been supported
- ἘΠΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΟΜΕΝΗ — being strengthened, being confirmed, being supported, being established
- ἘΠΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΟΝΤΕΣ — strengthening, confirming, encouraging, establishing
- ἘΠΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΩΝ — strengthening, confirming, establishing, supporting
- ἘΠΙΣΤΗΡΙΣΘΗ — to be strengthened, to be confirmed, to be supported, to be established, to be leaned upon
- ἘΠΙΣΤΗΡΙΩ — to fix one's eyes upon, to strengthen, to support, to confirm, to establish
- ΕΠΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΟΜΕΝΗ — being strengthened, being confirmed, being supported, being established
- ΕΠΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΟΝΤΕΣ — strengthening, confirming, encouraging, establishing, supporting
- ΕΠΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΩΝ — strengthening, confirming, establishing, supporting, encouraging
- ΕΠΙΣΤΗΡΙΧΘΗ — he was strengthened, it was strengthened, he was confirmed, it was confirmed, he was established, it was established
- ΕΠΙΣΤΗΡΙΩ — to strengthen, to confirm, to establish, to encourage
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