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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 - Then Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were confined. And 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 is well with you, and please show kindness to me; make mention of me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:14 - Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:2 - and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made for themselves the dens, the caves, and the strongholds which are in the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:46 - Now when all the men of the tower of Shechem had heard that, they entered the stronghold of the temple of the god Berith.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:49 - So each of the people likewise cut down his own bough and followed Abimelech, put them against the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire above them, so that 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 - And he said:[fn]

“The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 8:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:12 - And Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?” He answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: Their strongholds you will set on fire, and their young men you will kill with the sword; and you will dash their children, and rip open their women with child.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:6 - Know then that God has wronged me,
And has surrounded 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 hedges;
You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:29 - The way of the LORD is strength for the upright,
But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:11 - He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread,
But he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:12 - The wicked covet the catch of evil men,
But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:22 - A wise man scales the city of the mighty,
And brings down the trusted stronghold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:28 - The spider[fn] skillfully grasps with its hands,
And it is in kings’ palaces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:10 - You numbered the houses of Jerusalem,
And the houses you broke down
To fortify the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:14 - Wail, you ships of Tarshish!
For your strength is laid waste.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:22 - They will be gathered together,
As prisoners are gathered in the pit,
And will be shut up in the prison;
After many days they will be punished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:13 - And thorns shall come up in its palaces,
Nettles and brambles in its fortresses;
It shall be a habitation of jackals,
A courtyard for ostriches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:7 - For because you have trusted in your works and your treasures,
You also shall be taken.
And Chemosh shall go forth into captivity,
His priests and his princes together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:18 - “O daughter inhabiting Dibon,
Come down from your glory,
And sit in thirst;
For the plunderer of Moab has come against you,
He has destroyed your strongholds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:41 - Kerioth is taken,
And the strongholds are surprised;
The mighty men’s hearts in Moab on that day shall be
Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:22 - Behold, He shall come up and fly like the eagle,
And spread His wings over Bozrah;
The heart of the mighty men of Edom in that day shall be
Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:2 - The Lord has swallowed up and has not pitied
All the dwelling places of Jacob.
He has thrown down in His wrath
The strongholds of the daughter of Judah;
He has brought them down to the ground;
He has profaned the kingdom and its princes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:5 - The Lord was like an enemy.
He has swallowed up Israel,
He has swallowed up all her palaces;
He has destroyed her strongholds,
And has increased mourning and lamentation
In the daughter of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:39 - “Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:43 - “He shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; also the Libyans and Ethiopians shall follow at his heels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:9 - He rains ruin upon the strong,
So that fury comes upon the fortress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:11 - I will cut off the cities of your land
And throw down all your strongholds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:12 - All your strongholds are fig trees with ripened figs:
If they are shaken,
They fall into the mouth of the eater.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:14 - Draw your water for the siege!
Fortify your strongholds!
Go into the clay and tread the mortar!
Make strong the brick kiln!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:10 - They scoff at kings,
And princes are scorned by them.
They deride every stronghold,
For they heap up earthen mounds and seize it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:3 - For Tyre built herself a tower,
Heaped up silver like the dust,
And gold like the mire of the streets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:12 - Return to the stronghold,
You prisoners of hope.
Even today I declare
That I will restore double to you.
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