Quick Definition
σθενόω v. I strengthen
Strong's Definition
from sthenos (bodily vigor; probably akin to the base of 2476); to strengthen, i.e. (figuratively) confirm (in spiritual knowledge and power)
KJV Usage: strengthen
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | ἀσθένεια · ἀσθενέω · ἀσθένημα · ἀσθενής
74.14 · Able, Capable
to make more able, to strengthen to cause someone to be or to become more able or capable, with the implication of a contrast with weakness The terms στηρίζω (see 74.19) and σθενόω in 1PE 5:10 are very similar in meaning and serve primarily to intensify the meaning of making persons more able to engage in or to undergo certain experiences.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σθενόω, -ὥ : (σθένος [allied w. στῆναι. hence prop. steadfastness ; Curtius p. 503 sq.] strength), to make strong, to strengthen: twa, one’s soul, 1 Pet. v. 10, where for 1 aor. opt. act. 3 pers. sing. σθενώσαι, we must read the fut. σθενώσει, with GLT TrWH. (Pass. in Rhet. Gr. ed. Walz, vol. i. ὁ. 15.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
σθενόω sthenoō 1x
to strengthen, impart strength, 1 Pet. 5:10*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*† σθενόω, -ῶ
(< σθένος, strength),
to strengthen: c. acc., I Pe 5:10 (Hesych.).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
σθενόω, “strengthen”? (1 Pet 51°). For the corr. subst. cf. P Leid G™ (z.c. 181-145) (= I. p. 42) κράτος, σθένος, κυριείαν τῶν [v}rd τὸν οὐρανὸν χώρωϊν, also P Oxy VIII. τ12019 (early iii/A.D.) ὡς ἐν παντὶ σθένει βίαν pe σχεῖν, ‘‘so that I am subjected to unmitigated violence ” (Ed.), and τό. XII. 1557" (A.D. 255) ἀξιῶ ἐξαυτῆς παντὶ σθένει ἀναζητηθέντα. τὰ κτήνη ἀποκατασταθῆναί μοι, “1 desire that forthwith the cattle be sought with all one’s might and restored to me.” The phrase παντὶ σθένει is also common in treaties, e.g. Syll 61 (=%122)® (B.c. 396-5) βοηθὲν. . [π]αντὶ σθένει]... [κατὰ τὸ δυνατόν.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
σθενόω (sthenoō) — to strengthen. σθενόω, strengthen, [NT+5th c.AD+]