ἕδρανον
Οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν Υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς Αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ᾽ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον → For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16)
English (LSJ)
τό, poet. form of ἕδρα,
A seat, abode, dwelling, Πελασγῶν Hes. Fr.212, cf. Orph.H.18.7; ἕ. κόσμου ib.26.4: mostly in pl., A.Pers.4, Supp.103, S.OC176,233, Pae.Delph.5, Maiist.36; ἀλλ' ἄνα ἐξ ἑδράνων rise from thy rest or idleness, S.Aj.192; Trag. only in lyr. exc. Id.Fr.1128.7 γῆ ἑδράνων ἔρημος, which is Stoic. 2 chair, Hsch. II stay, support, said of an anchor, in sg., AP6.28 (Jul.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 716] τό, der Sitz, fast nur im plur.; Aesch. Pers. 4 Suppl. 96; Soph. O. C. 173. 232; ἄνα ἐξ ἑδράνων, auf aus den Sitzen, der Ruhe, Ai. 192; sp. D., wie Nonn. D. 2, 214; den sing. hat Hes. frg. bei Strab. VII p. 327 u. Orph. H. 17, 7; auch Iulian. 6 (VI, 28) nennt den Anker νηῶν ἕδρανον εὐσταθέων, die Stütze.
