διϊσχυρίζομαιdiïschyrízomai
to stout it through, i.e. asservate
Greek (New Testament) · G1340
Meanings
1. to lean upon.
2. to affirm confidently: with participle, Luke 22:59; with accusative et infinitive (Bl., § 70, 3), Acts 12:15.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Luke 22:59 About an hour later someone else insisted, “This must be one of them, because he is a Galilean, too.”
- Acts 12:15 “You’re out of your mind!” they said. When she insisted, they decided, “It must be his angel.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.