What does στερέωμα (steréōma) mean in the Bible?
στερέωμα (steréōma): Solid support or foundation; metaphorically denotes steadfastness in faith or structural firmness.
Greek · G4733
στερέωμα
Firmness
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στερέωμα G4733
Pronunciation steréōma
What does στερέωμα (steréōma) mean in the Bible?
στερέωμα (steréōma): Solid support or foundation; metaphorically denotes steadfastness in faith or structural firmness.
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How does the BSB render G4733?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include firm (1).
Where does στερέωμα (steréōma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Colossians 2:5. Its strongest book concentrations include 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 firm 1× Colossians 2:5
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Usage map
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First aligned row Colossians 2:5
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Colossians 1
Source forms
στερέωμα 1x stereōma Colossians 2:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Colossians 2:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Solid support or foundation; metaphorically denotes steadfastness in faith or structural firmness.
Strong's G4733
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Colossians 2:1–5 Source Gloss
firmness
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Colossians 2:5 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
στερέωμα sterewma
firmness, steadfastness
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Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Col 2:5 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
firmness, solid foundation
Word Origins
στερέωμα is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Describes structural stability in faith against deception. Colossians 2:1–5
Canonical Themes
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