Strong's Concordance hedraios: sitting, steadfast Original Word: ἑδραῖος, αία, αῖονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: hedraios Phonetic Spelling: (hed-rah'-yos) Short Definition: firm, steadfast Definition: sitting, seated; steadfast, firm. HELPS Word-studies 1476 hedraíos (an adjective, derived from aphedrōn, "a seat or base") – properly, sit (solidly-based, well-seated); (figuratlively) steadfast (firm), morally fixed; firm in purpose (mind); "well-stationed" (securely positioned), not given to fluctuation or "moving off course." Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1476: ἑδραῖοςἑδραῖος (rarely feminine ἑδραια (Winer's Grammar, § 11, 1)), ἑδραιον (ἕδρα, seat, chair); 1. sitting, sedentary, (Xenophon, Plato, others). 2. firm, immovable, steadfast, (Euripides, Plato, others); in the N. T. metaphorically, of those who are fixed in purpose: 1 Corinthians 15:58; Colossians 1:23; ἕστηκεν ἐν τῇ καρδία, 1 Corinthians 7:37. From a derivative of hezomai (to sit); sedentary, i.e. (by implication) immovable -- settled, stedfast. Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 14763 Occurrences ἑδραῖοι — 2 Occ. ἑδραῖος — 1 Occ. 1 Corinthians 7:37 Adj-NMS GRK: καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἑδραῖος μὴ ἔχων NAS: stands firm in his heart, KJV: that standeth stedfast in INT: heart of him firm not having 1 Corinthians 15:58 Adj-NMP Colossians 1:23 Adj-NMP |
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