Definition

to solidify, i.e. confirm (literally or figuratively)

Etymology

from G4731 (στερεός);

Word family

• στερεός stereós

How the KJV renders it

• establish
• receive strength
• make strong

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.