Lexical Summary stereōma: a solid body, a support, strength, firmness Original Word: στερέωμαTransliteration: stereōma Phonetic Spelling: (ster-eh'-o-mah) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: a solid body, a support, strength, firmness Meaning: a solid body, a support, strength, firmness Strong's Concordance steadfastness. From stereoo; something established, i.e. (abstractly) confirmation (stability) -- stedfastness. see GREEK stereoo Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4733: στερέωμαστερέωμα 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 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)). |
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