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Lexicon :: Strong's G3794 - ochyrōma

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ὀχύρωμα
Transliteration
ochyrōma (Key)
Pronunciation
okh-oo'-ro-mah
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a remote derivative of ἔχω (G2192) (meaning to fortify, through the idea of holding safely)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:590,752

Strong’s Definitions

ὀχύρωμα ochýrōma, okh-oo'-ro-mah; from a remote derivative of G2192 (meaning to fortify, through the idea of holding safely); a castle (figuratively, argument):—stronghold.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G3794 in the following manner: strong hold (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G3794 in the following manner: strong hold (1x).

  1. a castle, stronghold, fortress, fastness

  2. anything on which one relies

    1. of the arguments and reasonings by which a disputant endeavours to fortify his opinion and defend it against his opponent

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀχύρωμα ochýrōma, okh-oo'-ro-mah; from a remote derivative of G2192 (meaning to fortify, through the idea of holding safely); a castle (figuratively, argument):—stronghold.
STRONGS G3794:
ὀχύρωμα, ὀχυρώματος, τό (ὀχυρόω (to make strong, to fortify));
1. properly, a castle, stronghold, fortress, fastness, the Sept. for מִבְצָר, etc.; very often in 1 and 2 Macc.; Xenophon, Hellen. 3, 2, 3.
2. tropically, anything on which one relies: καθεῖλε τό ὀχύρωμα, ἐφ' ᾧ ἐπεποίθεισαν, Proverbs 21:22; ὀχύρωμα ὁσίου φόβος κυρίου, Proverbs 10:29; in 2 Corinthians 10:4 of the arguments and reasonings by which a disputant endeavors to fortify his opinion and defend it against his opponent.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
10:29; 21:22
2 Corinthians
10:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3794 matches the Greek ὀχύρωμα (ochyrōma),
which occurs 36 times in 34 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:20 - Joseph's master took him and threw him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. So he was there in the prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:14 - But remember me when it goes well for you, and show me kindness. Make mention of me to Pharaoh and bring me out of this prison,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:14 - Then Pharaoh summoned Joseph. So they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; he shaved himself, changed his clothes, and came before Pharaoh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:2 - The Midianites overwhelmed Israel. Because of Midian the Israelites made shelters for themselves in the hills, as well as caves and strongholds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:46 - When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard the news, they went to the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:49 - So each of his men also cut off a branch and followed Abimelech. They put the branches against the stronghold and set fire to it. All the people of the Tower of Shechem died - about a thousand men and women.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:2 - He said: "The LORD is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 8:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:12 - Hazael asked, "Why are you crying, my master?" He replied, "Because I know the trouble you will cause the Israelites. You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, smash their children to bits, and rip open their pregnant women."

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:6 - know then that God has wronged me and encircled me with his net.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:40 - You have broken down all his walls; you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:29 - The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:11 - The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:12 - The wicked person desires a stronghold, but the righteous root endures.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:22 - The wise person can scale the city of the mighty and bring down the stronghold in which they trust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:28 - a lizard you can catch with the hand, but it gets into the palaces of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:10 - You counted the houses in Jerusalem, and demolished houses so you could have material to reinforce the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:14 - Wail, you large ships, for your fortress is destroyed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:22 - They will be imprisoned in a pit, locked up in a prison, and after staying there for a long time, they will be punished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:13 - Her fortresses will be overgrown with thorns; thickets and weeds will grow in her fortified cities. Jackals will settle there; ostriches will live there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:7 - "Moab, you trust in the things you do and in your riches. So you too will be conquered. Your god Chemosh will go into exile along with his priests and his officials.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:18 - Come down from your place of honor; sit on the dry ground, you who live in Dibon. For the one who will destroy Moab will attack you; he will destroy your fortifications.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:41 - Her towns will be captured. Her fortresses will be taken. At that time the soldiers of Moab will be frightened like a woman in labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:22 - Look! Like an eagle with outspread wings, a nation will soar up and swoop down on Bozrah. At that time the soldiers of Edom will be as fearful as a woman in labor."

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:2 - The Lord destroyed mercilessly all the homes of Jacob's descendants. In his anger he tore down the fortified cities of Daughter Judah. He knocked to the ground and humiliated the kingdom and its rulers. ג (Gimel)

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:5 - The Lord, like an enemy, destroyed Israel. He destroyed all her palaces; he ruined her fortified cities. He made everyone in Daughter Judah mourn and lament. ו (Vav)

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:39 - He will attack mighty fortresses, aided by a foreign deity. To those who recognize him he will grant considerable honor. He will place them in authority over many people, and he will parcel out land for a price.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:43 - He will have control over the hidden stores of gold and silver, as well as all the treasures of Egypt. Libyans and Ethiopians will submit to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:9 - He flashes destruction down upon the strong so that destruction overwhelms the fortified places.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:11 - I will destroy the cities of your land, and tear down all your fortresses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:12 - All your fortifications will be like fig trees with first-ripe fruit: If they are shaken, their figs will fall into the mouth of the eater!

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:14 - Draw yourselves water for a siege! Strengthen your fortifications! Trample the mud and tread the clay! Make mud bricks to strengthen your walls!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:10 - They mock kings and laugh at rulers. They laugh at every fortified city; they build siege ramps and capture them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:3 - Tyre built herself a fortification and piled up silver like dust and gold like the mud of the streets!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:12 - Return to the stronghold, you prisoners, with hope; today I declare that I will return double what was taken from you.
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