CategoryArchaic Word / Character Virtue
Modern Equivalentfirm; unwavering; immovable; resolute in faith.
KJV Word TypeAdjective
DefinitionFixed firmly in place; not moving or wavering. In the NT it describes the quality of a believer who remains firm in faith despite trial, temptation, or opposition — grounded in Christ and unshaken by circumstance.
Key Verses"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord." (1 Corinthians 15:58); "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist stedfast in the faith." (1 Peter 5:8–9)