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ἑδραῖος hedraios · G1476

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steadfast

ἑδραῖος, -ον (ἕδρα, a seat), [in Sm.: Ps 32 (33):14, al. ; ] ; 1. sitting, seated. ; 2. steadfast, firm; metaphorically, of moral fixity: 1Co.7:37 15:58, Col.1:23.; † (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἑδραῖος, α, ον, ; also ος, ον []:— sitting, sedentary, of persons or their occupations, ἔργον []; ἑ. ἀρχαί, opposed to στρατεῖαι, []; 2 ἑδραία ῥάχις the horse's back on which the rider sits, []; II steady, steadfast, κάθησ᾽ ἑδραία []; ἑ. ὕπνος sound sleep, []; of a cup, []: metaphorically in Rhet., firmly based, κατάληξις []. adverb -αίως firmly, []; steadily, []; II.2 permanently appointed, []

Where it's used 3 times

1 Corinthians 7:37 · 1 Corinthians 15:58 · Colossians 1:23

Source: TBESG G1476; TFLSJ G1476

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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