King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4599
Transliteration: sthenoō
Phonetic Spelling: (sthen-o'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to strengthen
Meaning: to strengthen
σθενόω, σθένω: (σθένος (allied with στῆναι, hence, properly, steadfastness; Curtius, p. 503f) strength), to make strong, to strengthen: τινα, one's soul, 1 Peter 5:10, where for 1 aorist optative active 3 person singular σθενώσαι, we must read the future σθενώσει, with G L T Tr WH. (passive in Rhet. Gr. edition Walz, vol. i. c. 15.)
Word Summary
sthenoō: to strengthen
Original Word: σθενόωTransliteration: sthenoō
Phonetic Spelling: (sthen-o'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to strengthen
Meaning: to strengthen
Strong's Concordance
strengthen. From sthenos (bodily vigor; probably akin to the base of histemi); to strengthen, i.e. (figuratively) confirm (in spiritual knowledge and power) -- strengthen.
see GREEK histemi
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4599: σθενόωσθενόω, σθένω: (σθένος (allied with στῆναι, hence, properly, steadfastness; Curtius, p. 503f) strength), to make strong, to strengthen: τινα, one's soul, 1 Peter 5:10, where for 1 aorist optative active 3 person singular σθενώσαι, we must read the future σθενώσει, with G L T Tr WH. (passive in Rhet. Gr. edition Walz, vol. i. c. 15.)