Word: sterewma
Pronounce: ster-eh'-o-mah
Strongs Number: G4733
Orig: from 4732; something established, i.e. (abstractly) confirmation (stability):--stedfastness. G4732
Use: TDNT-7:609,1077 Noun Neuter
Heb Strong: H5553 H7549 H7834
1) that which has been made firm
1a) the firmament, the arch of the sky, which in early times was thought to be solid
1a1) a fortified place
1b) that which furnishes a foundation
1b1) on which a thing rests firmly, support
1c) firmness, steadfastness
1c1) metaph. in a military sense: solid front