Strong’s G1991 · Greek
ἐπιστηρίζω
epistērízō · ep-ee-stay-rid'-zo
Origin from ἐπί (G1909) and στηρίζω (G4741);
Meaning to support further, i.e. reestablish
In the King James Version confirm, strengthen.
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- Acts 14:22Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
- Acts 15:32And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
- Acts 15:41And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.
- Acts 18:23And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.