Bible Encyclopedia: Sturdy

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Greek

3618. oikodomeo -- to build a house
... a house" and , "to build") -- properly, to build a house (, edifice); (figuratively)
to -- literally, " someone up," helping them to stand (be strong, "sturdy ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3618.htm - 9k

Library

The Net Spread
... The stage of this passage is filled by three strongly marked and strongly contrasted
figures: Mordecai, Haman, and Ahasuerus; a sturdy nonconformist, an ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the net spread.htm

Choosing the Tens
... used in sacrifice. Here dwelt the aged in trusteeship over the land, while
the young and sturdy builded Pa-Ramesu. Sunrise on the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter i choosing the tens.htm

The Birth of a Movement.
... While the province was issuing invitations for new settlers and wishing to grant
concessions to sturdy and loyal folks, a great awakening was taking place in ...
//christianbookshelf.org/maclean/william black/i the birth of a.htm

An Ancient Nonconformist
... think you will find in them thoughts as to the attitude which we should take to
prevalent practices, the motive which should impel us to a sturdy non-compliance ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/an ancient nonconformist.htm

Paganism and Mr. Lowes Dickinson
... Many modern Englishmen talk of themselves as the sturdy descendants of their sturdy
Puritan fathers. As a fact, they would run away from a cow. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/chesterton/heretics/xii paganism and mr lowes.htm

Royal Murderers
... The sturdy Naboth was influenced not only by love for the bit of land which his
fathers had cultivated for more years than Ahab had reigned days, but by ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/royal murderers.htm

The American Church on the Eve of the Great Awakening --A General ...
... The ultimate collision of these principles with the sturdy individualism that had
been accepted from the Separatists of Plymouth was inevitable. ...
/.../bacon/a history of american christianity/chapter x the american church.htm

The Sixth Miracle in John's Gospel --The Blind Made to See, and ...
... that wonderfully dramatic and instructive narrative which follows the account of
the miracle, and describe the controversies between the sturdy, quick-witted ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/the sixth miracle in johns.htm

Preface.
... way they seem to imply a neglect of that interior and holy life which is the spring
not only of right affections, but of clear perception and sturdy, every-day ...
//christianbookshelf.org/chapin/humanity in the city/preface.htm

Early Mentions of Christianity in Britain. --King Lucius. --Origin ...
... The story reminds us of the sturdy old pagan king of Mercia, Penda, who said he
was quite willing that the Lindisfarne missionaries should convert his people ...
/.../lecture ii early mentions of.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (superl.) Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn; unrelenting; unfeeling; stern.

2. (superl.) Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality; as, a man of sturdy piety or patriotism.

3. (superl.) Characterized by physical strength or force; strong; lusty; violent; as, a sturdy lout.

4. (superl.) Stiff; stout; strong; as, a sturdy oak.

5. (n.) A disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor.

Thesaurus

Sturdy (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (superl.) Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality; as, a man of
sturdy piety or patriotism. ... Multi-Version Concordance Sturdy (3 Occurrences). ...
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Divided (102 Occurrences)
... Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation tall and of glossy skin, to a people terrible
from their beginning onward; a nation that is sturdy and treadeth down ...
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Vagrant (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) One who strolls idly from place to place; one who has no settled habitation;
an idle wanderer; a sturdy beggar; an incorrigible rogue; a vagabond. ...
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Olives (30 Occurrences)
... to arboriculture upon this ridge is the strong northwest wind which permanently
bends most trees toward the Southeast, but affects the sturdy, slow-growing ...
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Rogue (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A vagrant; an idle, sturdy beggar; a vagabond;
a tramp. 2. (n.) A deliberately dishonest person; a knave; a cheat. ...
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Discrepancies
... So there came with criticism a long period of sturdy defense of the strictest doctrine
of Biblical inerrancy. Criticism, however, kept on its way. ...
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Brogue (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A strong dialectal accent, especially Irish;
also, a comfortable, sturdy work shoe or low-heeled shoe. ...
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Sturdiest (1 Occurrence)

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Shimeath (2 Occurrences)
... The Chronicler was a sturdy opponent of intermarriage, and in the story of the
assassination of King Joash he saw an opportunity to strike a blow against the ...
/s/shimeath.htm - 8k

Stalwart (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Valiant; sturdy; vigorous; bold; strong.
Multi-Version Concordance Stalwart (1 Occurrence). Amos 2 ...
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Bible Concordance

Sturdy (3 Occurrences)

Isaiah 10:16 For this cause the Lord, the Lord of armies, will make his fat become wasted; and in his inner parts a fire will be lighted like a burning flame.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 18:2 that sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters,'saying , Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people terrible from their beginning onward, a nation that meteth out and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide!
(See JPS)

Isaiah 18:7 In that time shall a present be brought unto Jehovah of hosts from a people tall and smooth, even from a people terrible from their beginning onward, a nation that meteth out and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of Jehovah of hosts, the mount Zion.
(See JPS)

Subtopics

Sturdy

Related Terms

Divided (102 Occurrences)

Vagrant (2 Occurrences)

Olives (30 Occurrences)

Rogue (2 Occurrences)

Discrepancies

Brogue (1 Occurrence)

Sturdiest (1 Occurrence)

Shimeath (2 Occurrences)

Stalwart (1 Occurrence)