Security
στηριγμόςStrong’s G4740stērigmos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Stērigmos is the Greek word usually translated “steadfastness”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.”
Meaning
Usually translated “steadfastness”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- steadfastness 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Peter 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
στηριγμός stērigmos · security
στηριγμός, -οῦ, ὁ (στηρίζω), [in Sm.: Isa.3:1 * ;] 1. a setting firmly, supporting. 2. fixedness, firmness, steadfastness: 2Pe.3:17.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “security” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SECU'RITY, noun.
[Latin securitas.]
- Protection; effectual defense or saftey from danger of any kind; as a chain of forts erected for the security of the frontiers.
- That which protects or guards from danger.
- Freedom from fear or apprehension; confidence of safety; whence, negligence in providing means of defense.
- Safety; certainty.
All definitions
- Anything given or deposited to secure the payment of a debt, or the performance of a contract; as a bond with surety, a mortgage, the indorsement of a responsible man, a pledge, etc.
- Something given or done to secure peace or good behavior.
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.