ἑδραῖος
hedraios · firm, steadfast
Greek word · Strong’s number G1476 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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hedraios (ἑδραῖος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “firm, steadfast”.
Firm; settled, not moving.
How to say it
he·drai·os
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Well settled, unmoving.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- steadfast ×2
- firm ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Corinthians 7:37
But whoever stands firm in his heart, not having necessity, but has authority over his own will, and has decided this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin, will do well.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
So then, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
- Colossians 1:23
if indeed you continue in the faith, founded and steadfast and not shifting from the hope of the good news that you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a servant.