verb
epistērizamō
Strong’sG1991
I prop up, uphold, confirm
stem epistēriz-3 times in the New Testament3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐπι-στηρίζω
[in LXX for סָמַךְ, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1991 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
cause to rest on, ἐπιστηριῶ ἐπί σε τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μουLXX; make to lean on, τί τινι Refs 3rd c.AD+; set over, Δεῖμον κεραυνῷ Refs 4th c.AD+; confirm, τινά NT:—passive, to be supported, ἐν τῷ ὕδατι Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐπιστηριχθήσομαι and ἐπεστηρίχθη ἐπὶ [τοὺς κίονας], LXX+2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epistērizalaἐπεστήριξαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | strengthened | 1× |
| epistērizarōntosἐπιστηρίζων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | strengthening | 1× |
| epistērizarōntoisἐπιστηρίζοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | strengthening | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epistērizamō | epistērizame | epistērizami | epistērizama | epistērizamē | epistērizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epistērizasō | epistērizase | epistērizasi | epistērizasa | epistērizasē | epistērizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epistērizatō | epistērizate | epistērizati | epistērizata | epistērizatē | epistērizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epistērizanō | epistērizane | epistērizani | epistērizana | epistērizanē | epistērizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epistērizavō | epistērizave | epistērizavi | epistērizava | epistērizavē | epistērizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epistērizalō | epistērizale | epistērizali | epistērizala1×ἐπεστήριξαν | epistērizalē | epistērizalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epistērizameiō | epistērizameia | epistērizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epistērizaseiō | epistērizaseia | epistērizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epistērizateiō | epistērizateia | epistērizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epistērizaneiō | epistērizaneia | epistērizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epistērizaveiō | epistērizaveia | epistērizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epistērizaleiō | epistērizaleia | epistērizaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epistērizasōr | epistērizasar | epistērizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epistērizatōr | epistērizatar | epistērizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epistērizavōr | epistērizavar | epistērizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epistērizalōr | epistērizalar | epistērizalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epistērizamoiō | epistērizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epistērizasoiō | epistērizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epistērizatoiō | epistērizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epistērizanoiō | epistērizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epistērizavoiō | epistērizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epistērizaloiō | epistērizaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epistērizarō | epistērizari | epistērizara | epistērizarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epistērizarōntos2×ἐπιστηρίζων | epistērizarintos | epistērizarantos | epistērizarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
epistēriz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
epistērizala“strengthened”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 15:32“strengthened”… logou pollou parakalala toin adelfoin kai epistērizala;… to encourage and strengthen the brothers.
epistērizarōntos“strengthening”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 15:41… de tan Surian kai tan Kilikian epistērizarōntos tain ekklēsain.… he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
epistērizarōntois“strengthening”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 14:22epistērizarōntois tain psuchain toiu mathētoiu, parakalarōntois emmenarō …strengthening the souls of the disciples and …