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στερεόω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
στερεόω
Greek transliteration: 
stereoō
Simplified transliteration: 
stereoo
Principal Parts: 
(ἐστέρεον), -, ἐστερέωσα, -, -, ἐστερεώθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4732
GK Number: 
5105
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(3)
Gloss: 
to make strong; (pass.) to become strong, be strengthened
Definition: 
to make firm; to strengthen, Acts 3:7, 16; to settle, Acts 16:5*

Greek-English Concordance for στερεόω

Acts 3:7 Then taking him by the right hand, Peter raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong (estereōthēsan | ἐστερεώθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl);
Acts 3:16 And on the basis of faith in his name — his name itself has (estereōsen | ἐστερέωσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) made (estereōsen | ἐστερέωσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) this man strong (estereōsen | ἐστερέωσεν | aor act ind 3 sg), whom you see and know. The faith that is through Jesus has given him this wholeness before all of you.
Acts 16:5 So the churches were strengthened (estereounto | ἐστερεοῦντο | imperf pass ind 3 pl) in the faith, and they increased in number daily.