Strong's Lexicon
G1476
G1476 — ἑδραῖος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1476 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἑδραῖος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of hezomai "to sit" |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | hedraios |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hed-rai`-os |
| Meaning: | 1. sedentary (characterized by sitting much or long) 2. (by implication) immovable, steadfast |
| KJV Renderings: | settled, stedfast |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἑδραῖος (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: 1Co 15:58; Col 1:23; ἕστηκεν ἐν τῇ καρδία, 1Co 7:37.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἑδραῖος (settled)
1 Corinthians 7:37
- KJV: Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart having no necessity but hath power over his own will and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin doeth well
- GK: ος δε έστηκεν εδραίος εν τη καρδία μη έχων ανάγκην εξουσίαν δε έχει περί του ιδίου θελήματος και τούτο κέκρικεν εν τη καρδία αυτού του τηρείν την εαυτού παρθένον καλώς ποιεί
1 Corinthians 15:58
- KJV: Therefore my beloved brethren be ye stedfast unmoveable always abounding in the work of the Lord forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord
- GK: ώστε αδελφοί μου αγαπητοί εδραίοι γίνεσθε αμετακίνητοι περισσεύοντες εν τω έργω του κυρίου πάντοτε ειδότες ότι ο κόπος υμών ουκ έστι κενός εν κυρίω
Colossians 1:23
- KJV: If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye have heard which was preached to every creature under heaven whereof I Paul am made a minister
- GK: είγε επιμένετε τη πίστει τεθεμελιωμένοι και εδραίοι και μη μετακινούμενοι από της ελπίδος του ευαγγελίου ου ηκούσατε του κηρυχθέντος εν πάση τη κτίσει τη υπό τον ουρανόν ου εγενόμην εγώ Παύλος διάκονος