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Firmness

στερέωμαStrong’s G4733

stereōma

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Stereōma is the Greek word usually translated “firmness”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.”
Colossians 2:5 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “firmness”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • firmness 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Colossians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    στερέωμα stereōma · firmness

    στερέωμα, -τος, τό (στερεόω), [in LXX: Gen.1:6 ff., Psa.19:1 150:1, Eze.1:22-26 10:1 13:5, Dan LXX, TH Dan.3:56, Dan.12:3 (רָקִיעַ), Deu.33:26 (שַׁחַק), Psa.18:2 71:3 (סֶלַע), Est.9:29, I Est.8:78 (82), Sir.43:1, 8, 1Ma.9:14 * ;] a solid body; (a) a support, foundation (Arist., al.); metaphorically, strength (Psa.17:1-15 70:1-5, 1Mac, ll. with); steadfastness, firmness: τ. πίστεως, Col.2:5; (b) the dome of heaven (believed to be a solid canopy), the firmament (LXX).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “firmness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    FIRM'NESS, noun

    ferm'ness.

    1. Closeness or denseness of texture or structure; compactness; hardness; solidity; as the firmness of wood, stone, cloth or other substance.
    2. Stability; strength; as the firmness of a union, or of a confederacy.
    3. Steadfastness; constancy; fixedness; as the firmness of a purpose or resolution; the firmness of a man, or of his courage; firmness of mind or soul.
    4. Certainty; soundness; as the firmness of notions or opinions.

    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.