What does στερεός (stereós) mean in the Bible?
στερεός (stereós): Solid and unwavering; literal firmness metaphorically applied to steadfast faith and unshakeable spiritual foundation.
Greek · G4731
στερεός
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στερεόςG4731
Pronunciationstereós
What does στερεός (stereós) mean in the Bible?
στερεός (stereós): Solid and unwavering; literal firmness metaphorically applied to steadfast faith and unshakeable spiritual foundation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4731?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include solid (2), [standing] firm (1), firm (1).
Where does στερεός (stereós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Timothy 2:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2), 1 Peter (1), 2 Timothy (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 Itsolid2×Hebrews 5:12, Hebrews 5:14
[standing] firm1×1 Peter 5:9
firm1×2 Timothy 2:19
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Timothy 2:19
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
2 Timothy1Hebrews21 Peter1
Source forms
στερεὰ1xstereaHebrews 5:14
στερεᾶς1xstereasHebrews 5:12
στερεοὶ1xstereoi1 Peter 5:9
στερεὸς1xstereos2 Timothy 2:19
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular1xHebrews 5:12
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular1xHebrews 5:14
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural1x1 Peter 5:9
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular1x2 Timothy 2:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Solid and unwavering; literal firmness metaphorically applied to steadfast faith and unshakeable spiritual foundation.
Strong'sG4731
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms4 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
strong
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Solid and unwavering; literal firmness metaphorically applied to steadfast faith and unshakeable spiritual foundation.
hard, firm, solid: τροψή, Heb.5:12, 14; θεμέλιος, figuratively, 2Ti.2:19. Metaphorical,
ain bad sense, hard, cruel (Hom., al.);
bin good sense, steadfast, firm: τ. πίστει, 1Pe.5:9.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Timothy 2:19Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
στερεὸςstereov
solid, firm, steadfast
Read verseHebrews 5:12Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
στερεᾶςstereav
solid, firm, steadfast
Read verseHebrews 5:14Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
στερεὰsterea
solid, firm, steadfast
Read verse1 Peter 5:9Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
στερεοὶstereoi
solid, 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 4 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 patterns4Aligned forms4Case patternNominative (3)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine2 Tim 2:191×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineHeb 5:141×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine1 Pet 5:91×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineHeb 5:121×
Word Origins
στερεός is built from this root: