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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4732. στερεόω (stereoó) -- To make firm, to establish, to strengthen</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4732.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/2-34.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4732.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4732</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4731.htm" title="4731">◄</a> 4732. stereoó <a href="../greek/4733.htm" title="4733">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">stereoó: To make firm, to establish, to strengthen</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">στερεόω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>stereoó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ster-eh-OH-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ster-eh-o'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To make firm, to establish, to strengthen<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I strengthen, confirm, establish, settle.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek adjective στερεός (stereos), meaning "firm" or "solid."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of strengthening or establishing is חָזַק (chazaq - Strong's H2388), which means to be strong, to strengthen, or to prevail.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb στερεόω (stereoó) is used in the New Testament to convey the action of making something firm or solid, often in a metaphorical sense. It implies strengthening or establishing something so that it is stable and enduring. This can refer to physical strengthening, as well as spiritual or moral fortification.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of strength and stability was highly valued, both in physical structures and in personal character. The use of στερεόω in the New Testament reflects this cultural appreciation for firmness and reliability, often applied to the faith and resolve of believers. The term would resonate with early Christians who faced persecution and needed encouragement to remain steadfast in their faith.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 4732</b> <i>stereóō</i> – make stable (solid, immoveable). <a href="/greek/4731.htm">See 4731</a> (<i>stereos</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4731.htm">stereos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to make firm, strengthen<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>strengthened (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4732: στερεόω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">στερεόω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">στερέω</span>: 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐστερέωσα</span>; imperfect 3 person plural <span class="greek2">ἐστερεοῦντο</span>; 1 aorist passive <span class="greek2">ἐστερεωθην</span>; (<span class="greek2">στερεός</span>); <span class="accented">to make solid, make firm, strengthen, make strong</span>: <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, the body of anyone, <a href="/interlinear/acts/3-16.htm">Acts 3:16</a>; <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">βάσεις</span>, passive, <a href="/interlinear/acts/3-7.htm">Acts 3:7</a>; passive, <span class="greek2">τῇ</span> <span class="greek2">πίστει</span>, as respects faith (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">στερεός</span></span>, at the end), <a href="/interlinear/acts/16-5.htm">Acts 16:5</a>. (The <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>; <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>establish, receive strength, make strong. <p>From <a href="/greek/4731.htm">stereos</a>; to solidify, i.e. Confirm (literally or figuratively) -- establish, receive strength, make strong. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4731.htm">stereos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εστερεουντο εστερεούντο ἐστερεοῦντο εστερεώθη εστερεωθησαν εστερεώθησαν ἐστερεώθησαν εστερεωμένης εστερέωσα εστερέωσαν εστερέωσε εστερεωσεν ἐστερέωσεν εστερήθησαν εστέρησας εστέρησέ στερεών στερεώσαντι στερεώσας στερεώσεις στερήσει estereosen estereōsen esteréosen esteréōsen estereothesan estereōthēsan estereṓthesan estereṓthēsan estereounto estereoûnto<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 3:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural">V-AIP-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">παραχρῆμα δὲ <b>ἐστερεώθησαν</b> αἱ βάσεις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and his ankles <span class="itali">were strengthened.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and ankle bones <span class="itali">received strength.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> immediately moreover <span class="itali">were strengthened</span> the feet<p><b><a href="/text/acts/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 3:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ οἴδατε <b>ἐστερέωσεν</b> τὸ ὄνομα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [it is] the name <span class="itali">of Jesus which has strengthened</span> this<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hath made this man <span class="itali">strong,</span> whom ye see<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and know <span class="itali">is made strong</span> the name<p><b><a href="/text/acts/16-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural">V-IIM/P-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὖν ἐκκλησίαι <b>ἐστερεοῦντο</b> τῇ πίστει</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the churches <span class="itali">were being strengthened</span> in the faith,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the churches <span class="itali">established</span> in the faith,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Therefore churches <span class="itali">were strengthened</span> in the faith<p><b><a href="/greek/4732.htm">Strong's Greek 4732</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4732.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/estereo_sen_4732.htm">ἐστερέωσεν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/estereo_the_san_4732.htm">ἐστερεώθησαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/estereounto_4732.htm">ἐστερεοῦντο — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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