noun · masculine

stērigmos

Greekστηριγμός (stērigmos)

Strong’sG4740

firmness, steadfastness

stem stērigm-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

steadfastness1×

What it means

** στηριγμός, -οῦ, ὁ

(< στηρίζω), [in Sm.: Is 3:1 *;]

1. a setting firmly, supporting.

2. fixedness, firmness, steadfastness: II Pe 3:17.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4740 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidstay-rig-mos'

stability (figuratively)

Fromfrom G4741;

King Jamesstedfastness.

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 nominative	stērigmos	stērigmois
object accusative	stērigmon	stērigmoin
direct address vocative	stērigmor	stērigmoir
of, belonging to genitive	stērigmou1×στηριγμοῦ	stērigmoiu
to, for dative	stērigmo	stērigmoi

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

stērigmstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

stērigmo 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

stērigmou“steadfastness”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

2 Peter 3:17“steadfastness”vis oun, agapētoir, prognōskarōtois fulassevōr hina mē ta toiu athesmoiu plana sunapagiratois ekpiptaveia tou idiou stērigmou,Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.