Scaife ATLAS

στηρίζω στῆναι to make fast, prop, fix, set, Il.; λίθον κατὰ χθονὸς ἐστ. he set the stone fast in the ground, Hes.:—Mid. to fix for oneself, Anth. metaph. to confirm, establish, NTest. intr. = Pass., στηρίξαι ποσὶν ἔμπεδον Od.; κῦμα οὐρανῶι στηρίζον a wave rising up to heaven, Eur.; and metaph., κλέος οὐρανῶι στηρίζον Eur. of diseases, to fix, settle, determine to a particular part, ὁπότε εἰς τὴν καρδίαν στηρίξαι (sc. ἡ νόσος) Thuc. Pass. and Mid. to be firmly set or fixed, to stand fast or steady, στηρίξασθαι to get a firm footing, Il.; δώματα πρὸς οὐρανὸν ἐστήρικται the house is lifted up to heaven, Hes.; so, ὀρθὴ δʼ ἐς ὀρθὴν αἰθέρʼ ἐστηρίξατο Eur. metaph., ὅπου στηρίζει ποτέ wheresoever thou art tarrying, art settled, Soph.

ShortDef

to make fast, prop, fix, set

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Headword:

στηρίζω

Headword (normalized):

στηρίζω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

στηριζω

IDX:

30242

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n30276

Key:

sthri/zw

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