STRONGS G4733:
στερέωμα στερεώματος,
τό (
στερεόω),
that which has been made firm;
a. (
Vulg.firmamentum)
the firmament; so the
Sept. for
רָקִיעַ, the arch of the sky, which in early times was thought to be solid,
Genesis 1:6-8;
Ezekiel 1:22-26; Sir. 43:1 (cf.
B. D. (especially American edition) under the word ); a fortified place, 1 Esdr. 8:78 (80).
b. that which furnishes a foundation; on which a thing rests firmly, support:
Aristotle, partt. an. 2, 9, 12, p. 655{a}, 22;
κύριος στερέωμα μου,
Psalm 17:3 (
Ps. 18:3).
c. firmness, steadfastness:
τῆς πίστεως,
Colossians 2:5 (some take it here metaphorically in a military sense,
solid front; cf.
Lightfoot at the passage (per contra Meyer)).
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