G3794

ὀχύρωμα

ochurōmaG:N-N

stronghold

ὀχύρωμα, -τος, τό (ὀχυρόω, to fortify, make firm), [in LXX for מִבְצָר, etc. ;] a stronghold, fortress (Psa.89:40, Nam.3:12, 14 al.); in LXX and NT, also metaphorically of that in which confidence is placed (Pro.10:29 21:22, al.): 2Co.10:4.† (AS)

The KJV translates G3794 in the following manner:

holds (2x)

Full Thayer's lexicon entry

ὀχύρωμα — ochýrōma

ὀχύρωμα, ὀχυρώματος, τό (ὀχυρόω (to make strong, to fortify));

1. properly, a castle, stronghold, fortress, fastness, the Sept. for מִבְצָר, etc.; very often in 1 and 2 Macc.; Xenophon, Hellen. 3, 2, 3.

2. tropically, anything on which one relies: καθεῖλε τό ὀχύρωμα, ἐφ' ᾧ ἐπεποίθεισαν, Pro 21:22; ὀχύρωμα ὁσίου φόβος κυρίου, Pro 10:29; in 2Co 10:4 of the arguments and reasonings by which a disputant endeavors to fortify his opinion and defend it against his opponent.

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