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Lexicon :: Strong's G4731 - stereos

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στερεός
Transliteration
stereos (Key)
Pronunciation
ster-eh-os'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:609,1077

Strong’s Definitions

στερεός stereós, ster-eh-os'; from G2476; stiff, i.e. solid, stable (literally or figuratively):—stedfast, strong, sure.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G4731 in the following manner: strong (2x), sure (1x), stedfast (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G4731 in the following manner: strong (2x), sure (1x), stedfast (1x).
  1. strong, firm, immovable, solid, hard, rigid

    1. in a bad sense, cruel, stiff, stubborn, hard

    2. in a good sense, firm, steadfast

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
στερεός stereós, ster-eh-os'; from G2476; stiff, i.e. solid, stable (literally or figuratively):—stedfast, strong, sure.
STRONGS G4731:
στερεός, στερεά, στερεόν (Vanicek, p. 1131; Curtius, § 222), from Homer down, firm, solid, compact, hard, rigid: λίθος, Homer Odyssey 19, 494; strong, firm, immovable, θεμέλιος, 2 Timothy 2:19; τροφή, solid food, Hebrews 5:12, 14; στερεωτερα τροφή, Diodorus 2, 4; Epictetus diss. 2, 16, 39; tropically, in a bad sense, cruel, stiff, stubborn, hard; often so in Greek writings from Homer down: κραδιη στερεωτερη λιθοιο, Odyssey 23, 103; in a good sense, firm, steadfast: τῇ πίστει, as respects faith, firm of faith (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 31, 6 a.), 1 Peter 5:9 (see στερεόω, at the end).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Timothy
2:19
Hebrews
5:12; 5:14
1 Peter
5:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4731 matches the Greek στερεός (stereos),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:19 - Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:12 - In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:14 - But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:9 - Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
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