STRONGS NUMBER G4733


Word Summary
stereōma: a solid body, a support, strength, firmness
Original Word: στερέωμα
Transliteration: stereōma
Phonetic Spelling: (ster-eh'-o-mah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a solid body, a support, strength, firmness
Meaning: a solid body, a support, strength, firmness
Strong's Concordance
steadfastness.

From stereoo; something established, i.e. (abstractly) confirmation (stability) -- stedfastness.

see GREEK stereoo

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4733: στερέωμα

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 ().

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)).