Definition

to set fast, i.e. (literally) to turn resolutely in a certain direction, or (figuratively) to confirm

Etymology

from a presumed derivative of G2476 (ἵστημι) (like G4731 (στερεός));

Where the KJV renders it

• fix
• (e-)stablish
• stedfastly set
• strengthen

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.

What the first audience heard

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