"firm, secure" (akin to baino, "to go"), is translated "steadfast" in 2—Corinthians 1:7; Hebrews 2:2; 3:14 , AV (RV, "firm"); 6:19. See FIRM , FORCE , SURE.
primarily denotes "seated" (hedra, "a seat"); hence, "steadfast," metaphorical of moral fixity, 1—Corinthians 7:37; 15:58; Colossians 1:23 , RV (AV, "settled").
firm, is rendered "steadfast" in 1—Peter 5:9 . See FIRM , No. 2.
primarily "a support, foundation," denotes "strength, steadfastness," Colossians 2:5 . In the Sept., in Genesis 1:6; Ezekiel 1:22 , it is used of the firmanent, which was believed to be a solid canopy. The corresponding Heb. word raqia means "expanse," from raqa, "to spread out."
"a setting firmly, supporting," then "fixedness, steadfastness" (akin to sterizo, "to establish"), is used in 2—Peter 3:17 .
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