Steadfast
ἑδραῖοςStrong’s G1476hedraios
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hedraios is the Greek word usually translated “firm” and “steadfast”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.”
Meaning
Usually translated “firm” and “steadfast”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- firm 2
- steadfast 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Colossians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
- Colossians 1:23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
Greek dictionary
ἑδραῖος hedraios · steadfast
ἑδραῖος, -ον (ἕδρα, a seat), [in Sm.: Ps 32 (33):14, al. ;] 1. sitting, seated. 2. steadfast, firm; metaphorically, of moral fixity: 1Co.7:37 15:58, Col.1:23. † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “firm” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FIRM, adjective
ferm. [Latin firmus. This is the root of Latin ferrum, iron.]
- Properly, fixed; hence, applied to the matter of bodies, it signifies closely compressed; compact; hard; solid; as firm flesh; firm muscles; some species of wood are more firm than others; a cloth of firm texture.
- Fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily moved; as a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent or supporter; a firm man, or a man of firm resolution.
- Solid; not giving way; opposed to fluid; as firm land.
All definitions and other forms of “firm”
FIRM, noun
ferm. A partnership or house; or the name or title under which a company transact business; as the firm of Hope _ Co.
FIRM, verb transitive
ferm. [Latin firmo.] To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.