Lexical Definition
στερέωμα steréōma (ster-eh'-o-mah) firmness G:N-N
from στερεόω
stedfastness.
- something established, i.e. (abstractly) confirmation (stability)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| στερεώματοσ | firmament | LXX.Gen.1.7 • LXX.Gen.1.7 • LXX.Deut.33.26 • LXX.Ezek.1.23 • LXX.Ezek.1.25 • LXX.Ezek.10.1 • LXX.Dan.12.3 |
| of firmament | LXX.Exod.24.10 | |
| στερεώματι | firmament | LXX.Gen.1.14 • LXX.Gen.1.15 • LXX.Gen.1.17 • LXX.Ps.150.1 |
| firmness | LXX.Ezek.13.5 | |
| στερεώμα | firmament | LXX.Gen.1.8 |
| στερέωμα | a firmament | LXX.Gen.1.6 • LXX.Ezek.1.22 |
| confirmation | LXX.Esth.9.29 • LXX.Ps.73.4 | |
| firmament | LXX.Gen.1.20 • LXX.Ps.19.1 | |
| firmness | Col.2.5 | |
| στερέωμά | my confirmation | LXX.Ps.71.3 |
| my firmament | LXX.Ps.18.2 | |
| στέρεωμα | firmament | LXX.Gen.1.7 |
Abbott-Smith
στερέωμα, -τος, τό (< στερεόω), [in LXX: Ge 1:6 ff., Ps 18 (19):1* 150:1, Ez 1:22-26 10:1 13:5, Da LXX, TH 3:(56), 12:3 (רָקִיעַ), De 33:26 (שׁחק), Ps 17 (18):2* 70 (71):3* (סֶלַע), Es 9:29, I Es 8:78 (82), Si 43:1, 8, I Mac 9:14 * ;]
a solid body;
(a) a support, foundation (Arist., al.); metaph., strength (Ps 17* 70*, I Mac, ll. c.); steadfastness, firmness: τ. πίστεως, Col 2:5;
(b) the dome of heaven (believed to be a solid canopy), the firmament (LXX).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 1:6 |
| Deuteronomy | 33:26 |
| Psalms | 17:1* · 18:2* · 19:1* · 70:1* · 71:3* · 150:1 |
| Ezekiel | 1:22 · 10:1 · 13:5 |
| Colossians | 2:5 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
στερέωμα-ωμα, ατος, τό,
solid body, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__b ἄϋλα σ. immaterial solids, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__2 foundation or framework, e.g. the skeleton, on which the body is, as it were, built, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; στερεώματος ἕνεκα τοῦ περιτρήτου to strengthen it, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: metaphorically, solid part, strength of an army, [LXX]; also, ratification, ἐπιστολῆς[LXX]; steadfastness, τῆς πίστεως [NT]
__3 ={στεῖρα} (of a ship), [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__4 firmament, i.e. the sky, the heaven above, [LXX+3rd c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Esth.9.29 ☩ Col.2.5 ☩ LXX.Gen.1.6 ☩ LXX.Ezek.1.22