Stedfastly Stedfast Stedfastness

Stedfastly Stedfast Stedfastness

A — 1: Βέβαιος

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(Strong'S #949 — Adjective — bebaios — beb'-ah-yos )

"firm, secure" (akin to baino, "to go"), is translated "steadfast" in 2 Corinthians 1:7; Hebrews 2:2; 3:14 , AV (RV, "firm"); 6:19. See Firm , Force , Sure.

A — 2: Ἑδραῖος

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(Strong'S #1476 — Adjective — hedraios — hed-rah'-yos )

primarily denotes "seated" (hedra, "a seat"); hence, "steadfast," metaphorical of moral fixity, 1 Corinthians 7:37; 15:58; Colossians 1:23 , RV (AV, "settled").

A — 3: Στερεός

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(Strong'S #4731 — Adjective — stereos — ster-eh-os' )

firm, is rendered "steadfast" in 1 Peter 5:9 . See Firm , No. 2.

B — 1: Στερέωμα

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(Strong'S #4733 — Noun Neuter — stereoma — ster-eh'-o-mah )

primarily "a support, foundation," denotes "strength, steadfastness," Colossians 2:5 . In the Sept., in Genesis 1:6; Ezekiel 1:22 , it is used of the firmanent, which was believed to be a solid canopy. The corresponding Heb. word raqia means "expanse," from raqa, "to spread out."

B — 2: Στηριγμός

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(Strong'S #4740 — Noun Masculine — sterigmos — stay-rig-mos' )

"a setting firmly, supporting," then "fixedness, steadfastness" (akin to sterizo, "to establish"), is used in 2 Peter 3:17 .

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