στερέωμα
Transliteration
stereōma (Key)
Pronunciation
ster-eh'-o-mah
Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From στερεόω (G4732)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
23x in 4 unique form(s)
στερέωμα — 1x
στερέωμα — 1x
στερέωμά — 2x
στερέωμα — 8x
στερεώματι — 5x
στερεώματος — 8x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:609,1077

Strong’s Definitions

στερέωμα steréōma, ster-eh'-o-mah; from G4732; something established, i.e. (abstractly) confirmation (stability):—stedfastness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G4733 in the following manner: stedfastness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G4733 in the following manner: stedfastness (1x).

  1. that which has been made firm

    1. the firmament, the arch of the sky, which in early times was thought to be solid

      1. a fortified place

    2. that which furnishes a foundation

      1. on which a thing rests firmly, support

    3. firmness, steadfastness

      1. metaph. in a military sense: solid front

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
στερέωμα steréōma, ster-eh'-o-mah; from G4732; something established, i.e. (abstractly) confirmation (stability):—stedfastness.
STRONGS G4733:
στερέωμα στερεώματος, τό (στερεόω), that which has been made firm;
a. (Vulg.firmamentum) the firmament; so the Sept. for רָקִיעַ, the arch of the sky, which in early times was thought to be solid, Genesis 1:6-8; Ezekiel 1:22-26; Sir. 43:1 (cf. B. D. (especially American edition) under the word ); a fortified place, 1 Esdr. 8:78 (80).
b. that which furnishes a foundation; on which a thing rests firmly, support: Aristotle, partt. an. 2, 9, 12, p. 655{a}, 22; κύριος στερέωμα μου, Psalm 17:3 (Ps. 18:3).
c. firmness, steadfastness: τῆς πίστεως, Colossians 2:5 (some take it here metaphorically in a military sense, solid front; cf. Lightfoot at the passage (per contra Meyer)).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
1:6; 1:7; 1:8
Psalms
17:3; 18:3
Ezekiel
1:22; 1:23; 1:24; 1:25; 1:26
Colossians
2:5
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