στερεός

stereos

strong

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Strong’s G4731Adjective4 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Hebrews2

2 Timothy1

1 Peter1

Translated as

the firm1

of solid1

solid1

firm1

In the text

2 Timothy 2:19στερεὸς
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
Hebrews 5:12στερεᾶς
Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!
1 Peter 5:9στερεοὶ
Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.

Abbott-Smith

στερεός, -ά, -όν
[in LXX: Num.8:4 (מִקְשָׁה); σ. πέτρα, Isa.5:28 (צַר), etc. ;]
hard, firm, solid: τροψή, Heb.5:12, 14; θεμέλιος, figuratively, 2Ti.2:19. Metaphorical,

(a) in bad sense, hard, cruel (Hom., al.);

(b) in good sense, steadfast, firm: τ. πίστει, 1Pe.5:9.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.