noun · neuter
ochurōmem
Greekὀχύρωμα (ochurōma)
Strong’sG3794
a fortress, strong defense
stem ochurōm-once in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὀχύρωμα, -τος, τό
(< ὀχυρόω, to fortify, make firm), [in LXX for מִבְצָר, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3794 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidokh-oo'-ro-mah
a castle (figuratively, argument)
Fromfrom a remote derivative of G2192 (meaning to fortify, through the idea of holding safely);
King Jamesstronghold.
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 | ochurōmem | ochurōmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | ochurōmeu | ochurōmeiu1×ὀχυρωμάτων |
| to, for dative | ochurōme | ochurōmei |
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
ochurōme 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
ochurōmeiu“strongholds”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
2 Corinthians 10:4“strongholds”teim gar hopleim tau strateiau nu ouk sarkikeim alla dunateim to theo pros kathairesian ochurōmeiu logismoin kathairarōtoisThe weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.