What does στερεόω (stereóō) mean in the Bible?
στερεόω (stereóō): Strengthen through making physically or spiritually firm; used for bodily healing and faith establishment in Acts.
Greek · G4732
στερεόω
To strengthen
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στερεόωG4732
Pronunciationstereóō
What does στερεόω (stereóō) mean in the Bible?
στερεόω (stereóō): Strengthen through making physically or spiritually firm; used for bodily healing and faith establishment in Acts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4732?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include has been made strong (1), were made strong (1), were strengthened (1).
Where does στερεόω (stereóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 3:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithas been made strong1×Acts 3:16
were made strong1×Acts 3:7
were strengthened1×Acts 16:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 3:7
Aligned rows3
Books represented1
Acts3
Source forms
ἐστερεοῦντο1xestereountoActs 16:5
ἐστερεώθησαν1xestereōthēsanActs 3:7
ἐστερέωσεν1xestereōsenActs 3:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 3:16
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 3:7
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 16:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Strengthen through making physically or spiritually firm; used for bodily healing and faith establishment in Acts.
Strong'sG4732
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms1 form3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkActs 16:1-5Source Gloss
to strengthen
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 3:7Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐστερεώθησανesterewqhsan
I strengthen, confirm, establish
Read verseActs 3:16Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐστερέωσεesterewsen
I strengthen, confirm, establish
Read verseActs 16:5Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Passive Indicative
ἐστερεοῦντοestereounto
I strengthen, confirm, establish
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms3TensesAorist, ImperfectVoicesPassive, Active
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Aorist PassiveActs 3:71×
Aorist ActiveActs 3:161×
Imperfect PassiveActs 16:51×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2imperfect1
Voice
passive2active1
Mood
indicative3
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
To be made firm or established.
To be made firm, solid, or strong.
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
στερεόω is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Shows doctrinal clarity leading to congregational stability.Acts 16:1-5
The strengthening of the man’s feet and ankles confirms the completeness and immediacy of the healing.Acts 3:1-10