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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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Then God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water.”

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So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above the expanse. And it was so.

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God called the expanse “sky.”[fn] Evening came and then morning: the second day.

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Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs for seasons[fn] and for days and years.

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“They will be lights in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth.” And it was so.

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God placed them in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth,

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Then God said, “Let the water swarm with[fn] living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”

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and they saw the God of Israel. Beneath his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as clear as the sky itself.

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There is none like the God of Jeshurun,

who rides the heavens to your aid,

the clouds in his majesty.

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Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote this second letter with full authority to confirm the letter about Purim.

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The LORD is my rock,

my fortress, and my deliverer,

my God, my rock where I seek refuge,

my shield and the horn of my salvation,

my stronghold.

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The heavens declare the glory of God,

and the expanse proclaims the work of his hands.

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Be a rock of refuge for me,

where I can always go.

Give the command to save me,

for you are my rock and fortress.

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They have an easy time until they die,[fn]

and their bodies are well fed.[fn]

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Hallelujah!

Praise God in his sanctuary.

Praise him in his mighty expanse.

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Over the heads of the living creatures the likeness of an expanse was spread out. It gleamed like awe-inspiring crystal,

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and under the expanse their wings extended one toward another. They each also had two wings covering their bodies.

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A voice came from above the expanse over their heads; when they stopped, they lowered their wings.

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Then I looked, and there above the expanse over the heads of the cherubim was something like a throne with the appearance of lapis lazuli.

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“You did not go up to the gaps or restore the wall around the house of Israel so that it might stand in battle on the day of the LORD.

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Those who have insight will shine

like the bright expanse of the heavens,

and those who lead many to righteousness,

like the stars forever and ever.

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