UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ὀχύρωμα

MainId: 003699000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ο

StrongCodes: G3794

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003699001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, n.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ὀχύρωμα

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -τος

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003699001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 7.21

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Constructions

      LEXSubDomains: Buildings

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-16 11:19:22

         DefinitionShort: a strong military fortification

         Glosses: ['stronghold', 'fortress']

         Comments: The term ὀχύρωμα occurs in the NT only in {S:04701000400030}, where it is used figuratively of the strength of false arguments. In a number of languages it may be more satisfactory to render ὀχύρωμα as a kind of simile so as to mark this figurative usage, for example, ‘powerful weapons with which to destroy false arguments in the same way that people would destroy fortresses.’ In some languages a ‘fortress’ may be described in terms of its function, for example, ‘a place for protection’ or ‘a place to defend oneself.’ Often, however, a fortress is described in terms of its construction, for example, ‘a strong-walled place.’

      LEXReferences: 2 COR 10:4

      LEXLinks: realia:3.13.3.2