The meaning of “ἑδραῖος”
Understanding hedraîos reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
settled, stedfast. - sedentary, i.e. (by implication) immovable
ἑδραῖος
settled, stedfast. - sedentary, i.e. (by implication) immovable
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Corinthians 7:37 | “Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.” Word: ἑδραῖος (hedraîos) | |
| 1 Corinthians 15:58 | “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. ” Word: ἑδραῖος (hedraîos) | |
| Colossians 1:23 | “If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;” Word: ἑδραῖος (hedraîos) |