στερεός, -ά, -όν
[in LXX: Nu 8:4 (מִקְשָׁה); σ. πέτρα, Is 5:28 (צַר), etc.;]
hard, firm, solid: τροψή, He 5:12, 14; θεμέλιος, fig., II Ti 2:19. Metaph.,
(a) in bad sense, hard, cruel (Hom., al.);
(b) in good sense, steadfast, firm: τ. πίστει, I Pe 5:9.†