Greek · G4741, G4383 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "set his face firmly, fixed his face".

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Meaning

set his face firmly, fixed his face

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

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)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Luke 9 — The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

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

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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