Greek · G4741, G4383

τὸ πρόσωπον ἐστήρισεν

To establish · face

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στηρίζω G4741 to establish

Pronunciation stērízō

To strengthen or establish someone in faith, character, or commitment through active support and confirmation.

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πρόσωπον G4383 face

Pronunciation prósōpon

Face or presence; idiomatically means personal appearance, condition, or showing favoritism based on external circumstances.

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What does τὸ πρόσωπον ἐστήρισεν (to prosōpon estērisen) mean in the Bible?

στηρίζω · πρόσωπον is a Greek phrase meaning "set his face firmly, fixed his face".

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What does στηρίζω · πρόσωπον mean in the Bible?

στηρίζω · πρόσωπον is a Greek phrase meaning "set his face firmly, fixed his face".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4741, G4383?

G4741, G4383 is connected to 13 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. set his face firmly, fixed his face

Strong's G4741, G4383

Lexical occurrences 13 verses Word forms 5 forms 13 references

Source Gloss

set his face firmly, fixed his face

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 groups 5 Aligned forms 13 Tenses Aorist, Future, Perfect, Present Voices Active, Passive

Tenses

Aorist Future Perfect Present

Voices

Active Passive

Imperative command or strong request 3×

Aorist Active Luke 22:32 · Rev 3:2 · Jas 5:8 3×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×

Aorist Active 1 Thess 3:2 · 1 Thess 3:13 2×

Aorist Passive Rom 1:11 1×

Indicative states a fact or reality 4×

Future Active 2 Thess 3:3 · 1 Pet 5:10 2×

Aorist Active Luke 9:51 1×

Perfect Passive Luke 16:26 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×

Present Active Acts 18:23 1×

Perfect Passive 2 Pet 1:12 1×

Optative wish or remote possibility 1×

Aorist Active 2 Thess 2:17 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 1 prospective 2 resultant 1 imperative 3 infinitive 2 participle 1 optative 1

Tense

aorist 7 future 2 present 1 perfect 1

Voice

active 9 passive 2

Mood

indicative 4 imperative 3 infinitive 2 optative 1 participle 1

NT Occurrences

Luke 9:51 ἐστήρισεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 16:26 ἐστήρικται perfect passive indicative resultant Luke 22:32 στήρισον aorist active imperative imperative Acts 18:23 στηρίζων present active participle participle Romans 1:11 στηριχθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive 1 Thessalonians 3:13 στηρίξαι aorist active infinitive infinitive 2 Thessalonians 2:17 στηρίξαι aorist active optative optative 2 Thessalonians 3:3 στηρίξει future active indicative prospective James 5:8 στηρίξατε aorist active imperative imperative 1 Peter 5:10 στηρίξει future active indicative prospective Revelation 3:2 στήρισον aorist active imperative imperative

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)

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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