noun · neuter
hedraiōmem
Greekἑδραίωμα (hedraiōma)
Strong’sG1477
a foundation, stay, support
stem hedraiōm-once in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† ἑδραίωμα, -τος, τό
(< ἑδραῖος),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1477 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhed-rah'-yo-mah
a support, i.e. (figuratively) basis
Fromfrom a derivative of G1476;
King Jamesground.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | hedraiōmem1×ἑδραίωμα | hedraiōmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | hedraiōmeu | hedraiōmeiu |
| to, for dative | hedraiōme | hedraiōmei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hedraiōme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
hedraiōmem“foundation”subject or objectdirect singular1×
1 Timothy 3:15“foundation”ean de bradunameiō, hina oidaseiē pōs datō en oiko theou anastrefirō, hotinas atō ekklēsas theou zōarōtou, stulos kai hedraiōmem tau alētheiau;in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.