to establish
Sterizo is used for making people, hearts, or faith firm, and for fixing a boundary or setting a determined course.
The prevailing use concerns making believers, their hearts, faith, or remaining spiritual condition firm amid instruction, good works, suffering, or approaching events. The same verb also describes a fixed chasm and the setting of a face toward Jerusalem, extending the observed usage to a boundary made uncrossable and a resolute direction.
Senses in use
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Making people or hearts firm · dominant
In 1 Thessalonians 3:2, Timothy is sent in connection with the readers' faith, while 1 Thessalonians 3:13 concerns hearts being blameless in holiness. Luke 22:32 places the aorist active command after a return and directs Peter toward his brothers; Revelation 3:2 similarly commands action toward what remains and is about to die. In 2 Peter 1:12, the perfect passive participle describes people already established in the present truth.
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Fixing an impassable boundary · rare
In Luke 16:26, the perfect passive form occurs of a great chasm between two parties, with the stated result that no one can cross in either direction. The APB renders the clause "a great chasm has been fixed."
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Setting a determined direction · rare
In Luke 9:51, the aorist active form occurs with the face being set to go toward Jerusalem. The APB renders the clause "he set his face to go toward Jerusalem," showing a directed resolve rather than support given to another person.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously uses "establish," "strengthen," and "fixed" in the supplied clauses, including a command to "strengthen your brothers" in Luke 22:32. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation but do not by themselves define each form.