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G1477 ἑδραίωμα (hedraíōma)
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Quick Definition

ἑδραίωμα, ατος, τό n.n. a foundation, stay, support

Strong's Definition

from a derivative of 1476; a support, i.e. (figuratively) basis

KJV Usage: ground

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun, n. | -τος | ἑδραῖος

31.93 · Hold a View, Believe, Trust · Trust, Rely

support, foundation, basis that which provides the basis or foundation for belief or practice

1TI 3:15

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἑδραίωμα, -ros, τύ, (ἑδραιόω to make stable, settle firmly), a slay, prop, support, (Vulg. firmamentum) : 1 Tim. iii. 15 [A.V. ground]. (Eccl. writ.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἑδραίωμα hedraiōma 1x

a basis, foundation, 1 Tim. 3:15*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

*† ἑδραίωμα, -τος, τό

(< ἑδραῖος),

a support, bulwark, stay (Vg. fermamentum): I Ti 3:15 (eccl.).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ἑδραίωμα. For this word, which is found in the NT only in 1 Tim 315, Hort (Christian Ecclesia, p. 174) strongly advocates

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ἑδραίωμα (hedraiōma) — foundation. ἑδραί-ωμα, ατος, τό, stay, support, τῆς ἀληθείας [NT]

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