◄ 4733. stereóma ►
Strong's Lexicon stereóma: Firmament, expanse, support, foundation Original Word: στερέωμα Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: stereóma Pronunciation: steh-REH-o-mah Phonetic Spelling: (ster-eh'-o-mah) Definition: Firmament, expanse, support, foundation Meaning: firmness, steadfastness, constancy. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 4733 steréōma (a noun) – literally, a support (foundation); (figuratively) strength (solidity), making one immoveable because solid (used only in Col 2:5). See 4731 (stereos). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from stereoó Definition a solid body, a support, strength, firmness NASB Translation stability (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4733: στερέωμα 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 (). 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)). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance steadfastness. From stereoo; something established, i.e. (abstractly) confirmation (stability) -- stedfastness. see GREEK stereoo Forms and Transliterations στερεωμα στερεώμα στερέωμα στερέωμά στέρεωμα στερεώματι στερεώματος στερίσκω stereoma stereōma steréoma steréōma Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Colossians 2:5 N-ANS GRK: καὶ τὸ στερέωμα τῆς εἰς NAS: your good discipline and the stability of your faith KJV: and the stedfastness of your INT: and the firmness of the in Strong's Greek 4733 1 Occurrence στερέωμα — 1 Occ.