sthrivzw sthrivzw; future sthrixw (as in the best Greek writings), and sthrivsw (in manuscript Vat, as in ; sthriw', ; ; ; (see references below)); 1 aorist ejsthvrixa, and ejsthvrisa (sthvrison, L T Tr WH; G L T Tr WH, as in ,; ; , etc.; cf. (WH's Appendix, p. 170); Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Sprchl. i., p. 372; Buttmann, 36 (32); K?hner, sec. 343, i., p. 910; (Veitch, under the word)); passive, perfect ejsthrigmai; 1 aorist ejsthrivcqhn; (sth'rigx a support; akin to stereov", which see, sterrov", and German st?rken; cf. Curtius, sec. 222); from Homer down; a. to make stable, place firmly, set fast, fix: ejsthvriktai (cavsma), is fixed, ; sthrivzw tov provswpon, to set one's face steadfastly, keep the face turned (; ; ; etc.) tou' poreuvesqai eij" with an accusative of place, a Hebrew expression (see provswpon, 1 b. (and cf. Buttmann, sec. 140, 16 d.; Winer's Grammar, 33)), . b. to strengthen, make firm; tropically (not so in secular authors) to render constant, confirm, one's mind (A. V. establish): tina, ; ( where R G ejpisthrivzwn); ; ; ; ; (here Rec. has 1 aorist optative 3 person singular sthrivxai); ; thvn kardivan tivno", ; ; tina ejn tivni, ; . (Compare: ejpisthrivzw.)*