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Lexicon :: Strong's G4733 - stereōma

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στερέωμα
Transliteration
stereōma (Key)
Pronunciation
ster-eh'-o-mah
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
23x in 4 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:609,1077

Strong’s Definitions

στερέωμα steréōma, ster-eh'-o-mah; from G4732; something established, i.e. (abstractly) confirmation (stability):—stedfastness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G4733 in the following manner: stedfastness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G4733 in the following manner: stedfastness (1x).

  1. that which has been made firm

    1. the firmament, the arch of the sky, which in early times was thought to be solid

      1. a fortified place

    2. that which furnishes a foundation

      1. on which a thing rests firmly, support

    3. firmness, steadfastness

      1. metaph. in a military sense: solid front

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
στερέωμα steréōma, ster-eh'-o-mah; from G4732; something established, i.e. (abstractly) confirmation (stability):—stedfastness.
STRONGS G4733:
στερέωμα στερεώματος, τό (στερεόω), that which has been made firm;
a. (Vulg.firmamentum) the firmament; so the Sept. for רָקִיעַ, the arch of the sky, which in early times was thought to be solid, Genesis 1:6-8; Ezekiel 1:22-26; Sir. 43:1 (cf. B. D. (especially American edition) under the word ); a fortified place, 1 Esdr. 8:78 (80).
b. that which furnishes a foundation; on which a thing rests firmly, support: Aristotle, partt. an. 2, 9, 12, p. 655{a}, 22; κύριος στερέωμα μου, Psalm 17:3 (Ps. 18:3).
c. firmness, steadfastness: τῆς πίστεως, Colossians 2:5 (some take it here metaphorically in a military sense, solid front; cf. Lightfoot at the passage (per contra Meyer)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
1:6; 1:7; 1:8
Psalms
17:3; 18:3
Ezekiel
1:22; 1:23; 1:24; 1:25; 1:26
Colossians
2:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4733 matches the Greek στερέωμα (stereōma),
which occurs 23 times in 21 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:6 - And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the water, and let it be a division between water and water, and it was so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:7 - And God made the firmament, and God divided between the water which was under the firmament and the water which was above the firmament.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:8 - And God called the firmament Heaven, and God saw that it was good, and there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:14 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven [fn]to give light upon the earth, to divide between day and night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:15 - And let them be for light in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth, and it was so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:17 - And God placed them in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:20 - And God said, Let the waters bring forth reptiles [fn]having life, and winged creatures flying above the earth in the firmament of heaven, and it was so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:10 - And they saw the place where the God of Israel stood; and under his feet was as it were a work of sapphire slabs, and as it were the appearance of the firmament of heaven in its purity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:26 - There is not any such as the God of the beloved; he who rides upon the heaven is thy helper, and the magnificent One of the firmament.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:29 - And queen Esther, the daughter of Aminadab, and Mardochæus the Jew, wrote all that they had done, and the confirmation of the letter of Phruræ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:2 - (LXX 17:3) The Lord is my firm support, and my refuge, and my deliverer; my God is my helper, I will hope in him; he is my defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my helper.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:1 - (LXX 18:1) For the end, a Psalm of David. (18:2) The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:3 - (LXX 70:3) Be to me a protecting God, and a strong hold to save me: for thou art my fortress and my refuge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:4 - (LXX 72:4) For there is no sign of reluctance in their death: and they have firmness under their affliction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:1 - Alleluia. Praise God in his holy places: praise him in the firmament of his power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:22 - And the likeness over the heads of the living creatures was as a firmament, as the appearance of crystal, spread out over their wings above.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:23 - And their wings were spread out under the firmament, reaching one to the other; two wings to each, covering their bodies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:25 - And lo! a voice from above the firmament

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:1 - Then I looked, and, behold, over the firmament that was above the head of the cherubs there was a likeness of a throne over them, as a sapphire stone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:5 - They have not continued steadfast, and they have gathered flocks against the house of Israel, they that say,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:3 - And the wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and some of the many righteous as the stars for ever and ever.
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