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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στερεός G4731
Pronunciation stereós
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 It solid 2× Hebrews 5:12, Hebrews 5:14
[standing] firm 1× 1 Peter 5:9
firm 1× 2 Timothy 2:19
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Timothy 2:19
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
2 Timothy 1 Hebrews 2 1 Peter 1
Source forms
στερεὰ 1x sterea Hebrews 5:14
στερεᾶς 1x stereas Hebrews 5:12
στερεοὶ 1x stereoi 1 Peter 5:9
στερεὸς 1x stereos 2 Timothy 2:19
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x Hebrews 5:12
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Hebrews 5:14
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 1 Peter 5:9
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 2 Timothy 2:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Solid and unwavering; literal firmness metaphorically applied to steadfast faith and unshakeable spiritual foundation.
Strong's G4731
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 4 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
strong
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 2:19 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
στερεὸς stereov
solid, firm, steadfast
Read verse Hebrews 5:12 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
στερεᾶς stereav
solid, firm, steadfast
Read verse Hebrews 5:14 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
στερεὰ sterea
solid, firm, steadfast
Read verse 1 Peter 5:9 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
στερεοὶ stereoi
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 patterns 4 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Nominative (3) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine 2 Tim 2:19 1×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Heb 5:14 1×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 1 Pet 5:9 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 5:12 1×
Word Origins
στερεός is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain