Word study · Greek
hedraíōma
ground
Say it: hed-RAH-yo-mah (approximate)
ἑδραίωμα
What it means
A support, a foundation, a bulwark. In 3:15, the assembly is "the pillar and ground of the truth." It appears only here; the related hedraios ("steadfast") is in 1 Corinthians 15:58 and Colossians 1:23.
Range of meaning
- SupportThat which holds up.
- GroundA firm base.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 3
"The pillar and ground of the truth" (3:15). The word appears only here.
Every verse (1)
Verses where G1477 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources