verb
stereoomō
Strong’sG4732
I strengthen, confirm, establish
stem stereo-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.
στερεόω, -ῶ
(< στερεός), [in LXX: Is 42:5 (רקע), Je 5:3 (חזק pi.), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4732 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidster-eh-o'-o
to solidify, i.e. confirm (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G4731;
King Jamesestablish, receive strength, make strong.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
make firm or solid, τοὺς πόδας LXX+5th c.BC+; τὸν οὐρανόνLXX:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 strengthen, τοῦτον NT; confirm, κρίσιν LXX:—passive, to be made strong, NT+5th c.BC+: metaphorically, to be firmly established, confirmed, LXX+1st c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| stereooleἐστερεοῦντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | strengthened | 1× |
| stereoataἐστερέωσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | made … strong | 1× |
| stereoilaἐστερεώθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | made strong | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stereoamō | stereoame | stereoami | stereoama | stereoamē | stereoamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | stereoasō | stereoase | stereoasi | stereoasa | stereoasē | stereoaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stereoatō | stereoate | stereoati | stereoata1×ἐστερέωσεν | stereoatē | stereoatelē |
| we 1st person plural | stereoanō | stereoane | stereoani | stereoana | stereoanē | stereoanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | stereoavō | stereoave | stereoavi | stereoava | stereoavē | stereoavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | stereoalō | stereoale | stereoali | stereoala | stereoalē | stereoalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stereoomō | stereoome | stereoomē | stereoomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | stereoosō | stereoose | stereoosē | stereooselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stereootō | stereoote | stereootē | stereootelē |
| we 1st person plural | stereoonō | stereoone | stereoonē | stereoonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | stereoovō | stereoove | stereoovē | stereoovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | stereoolō | stereoole1×ἐστερεοῦντο | stereoolē | stereoolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stereoimi | stereoima |
| you 2nd person singular | stereoisi | stereoisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stereoiti | stereoita |
| we 1st person plural | stereoini | stereoina |
| ye 2nd person plural | stereoivi | stereoiva |
| they 3rd person plural | stereoili | stereoila1×ἐστερεώθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stereoameiō | stereoameia | stereoameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | stereoaseiō | stereoaseia | stereoaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stereoateiō | stereoateia | stereoateiē |
| we 1st person plural | stereoaneiō | stereoaneia | stereoaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | stereoaveiō | stereoaveia | stereoaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | stereoaleiō | stereoaleia | stereoaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stereoomeiō | stereoomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | stereooseiō | stereooseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stereooteiō | stereooteiē |
| we 1st person plural | stereooneiō | stereooneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | stereooveiō | stereooveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | stereooleiō | stereooleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stereoimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | stereoiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stereoiteia |
| we 1st person plural | stereoineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | stereoiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | stereoileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | stereoasōr | stereoasar | stereoasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stereoatōr | stereoatar | stereoatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | stereoavōr | stereoavar | stereoavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | stereoalōr | stereoalar | stereoalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | stereoosōr | stereoosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stereootōr | stereootēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | stereoovōr | stereoovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | stereoolōr | stereoolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | stereoisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stereoitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | stereoivar |
| they 3rd person plural | stereoilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stereoamoiō | stereoamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | stereoasoiō | stereoasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stereoatoiō | stereoatoia |
| we 1st person plural | stereoanoiō | stereoanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | stereoavoiō | stereoavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | stereoaloiō | stereoaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stereoomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | stereoosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stereootoiō |
| we 1st person plural | stereoonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | stereoovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | stereooloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stereoimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | stereoisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stereoitoia |
| we 1st person plural | stereoinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | stereoivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | stereoiloia |
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 | stereoarō | stereoari | stereoara | stereoarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | stereoorō | stereoorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | stereoiri | stereoira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | stereoarōntos | stereoarintos | stereoarantos | stereoarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | stereoorōntos | stereoorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | stereoirintos | stereoirantos |
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
stereo 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
stereoole“strengthened”was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 16:5tais men oun ekklēsais stereoole ta pistia kai perisseuale to arithmo …So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily …
stereoata“made … strong”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 3:16… autou houton hon theōravō kai oidavē stereoata tem onomem autou, kai tas pistias …… you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the …
stereoila“made strong”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 3:7… dexau cheirau egerata auton; parachrēma de stereoila tais basiais autou kai teim sfudreim,… the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.