What does ἑδραῖος (hedraîos) mean in the Bible?
ἑδραῖος (hedraîos): Seated firmness: steadfastness rooted in stable, immovable moral position rather than wavering resolve
Greek · G1476
ἑδραῖος
Steadfast
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ἑδραῖοςG1476
Pronunciationhedraîos
What does ἑδραῖος (hedraîos) mean in the Bible?
ἑδραῖος (hedraîos): Seated firmness: steadfastness rooted in stable, immovable moral position rather than wavering resolve
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1476?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [is] firmly (1), firm (1), steadfast (1).
Where does ἑδραῖος (hedraîos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 7:37. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), Colossians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[is] firmly1×1 Corinthians 7:37
firm1×Colossians 1:23
steadfast1×1 Corinthians 15:58
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Usage map
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First aligned row1 Corinthians 7:37
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
1 Corinthians2Colossians1
Source forms
ἑδραῖοι2xhedraioi1 Corinthians 15:58, Colossians 1:23
ἑδραῖος1xhedraios1 Corinthians 7:37
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural2x1 Corinthians 15:58, Colossians 1:23
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular1x1 Corinthians 7:37
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Seated firmness: steadfastness rooted in stable, immovable moral position rather than wavering resolve
Strong'sG1476
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study link1 Corinthians 15:58Source Gloss
steadfast
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 7:37Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ἑδραῖοςedraiov
firm, steadfast
Read verse1 Corinthians 15:58Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἑδραῖοιedraioi
firm, steadfast
Read verseColossians 1:23Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἑδραῖοι,edraioi
firm, steadfast
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms3Case patternNominative (3)Number patternPlural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine1 Cor 15:58 · Col 1:232×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine1 Cor 7:371×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Moral and spiritual firmness in Christian faith and labor
Resolute determination of will in personal decision and commitment
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 3 lexical occurrence verses.