ĩtiiria

v.

1. withstand, resist. Withstand, resist. To stand firm against opposition, to bear up under pressure or attack, to have the strength or ability to oppose or endure something difficult.

Example: Na makĩremwo nĩ gwĩtiiria ũũgĩ ũrĩa aarĩ naguo akĩaria, o na Roho. (but they could not withstand the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke. Lk 21:15.); Wĩohei indo ciothe cia Ngai cia ita, nĩ getha mũhote gwĩtiiria mawara ma mũcukani. (Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the devil. Rom 13:12; 2 Cor 6:7; 10:4; Jas 4:7.)