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στηριγμός stērigmos · G4740

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στηριγμός, -οῦ, ὁ; (στηρίζω), [in Sm.: Isa.3:1 * ; ] ; 1. a setting firmly, supporting. ; 2. fixedness, firmness, steadfastness: 2Pe.3:17.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

στηριγ-μός, ὁ, ; being fixed, standing still, τῶν πλανήτων ἀστέρων [] bis[]; 2 fixedness, of steady light, opposed to flashing, []; 3 metaphorically, ἐκπεσεῖν τοῦ ἰδίου σ. from your proper firmness, []; 4 Rhet., sustaining of the voice on certain words or syllables, so as to give them force, αἱ μακραὶ συλλαβαί, στηριγμούς τινας ἔχουσαι καὶ ἐγκαθίσματα []; στηριγμοὺς ἔχειν πρὸς ἄλληλα τὰ ὀνόματα mutual support, buttressing, []; compare ἀντιστηριγμός.

Where it's used 1 time

2 Peter 3:17

Source: TBESG G4740; TFLSJ G4740

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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