Strong's Concordance asphalés: certain, secure Original Word: ἀσφαλής, έςPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: asphalés Phonetic Spelling: (as-fal-ace') Definition: certain, secure Usage: (lit: unfailing), safe, reliable, trustworthy, certain, sure. HELPS Word-studies 804 asphalḗs (from 1 /A "not" and sphallō, "totter, cast down") – properly, secure because on solid footing, i.e. built on what does not totter (fall, slip); hence, "unfailing, safe, reliable, trustworthy" (Souter). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom alpha (as a neg. prefix) and sphalló (to trip up) Definition certain, secure NASB Translation certain (1), definite (1), facts (1), safeguard (1), sure (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 804: ἀσφαλήςἀσφαλής, ἀσφαλές (σφάλλω to make to totter or fall, to cheat (cf. Latinfallo, German fallen, etc., English fall, fail), σφάλλομαι to fall, to reel) (from Homer down); a. firm (that can be relied on, confided in): ἄγκυρα, Hebrews 6:19 (where I, and Tr have received as the form of accusative singular ἀσφαλην (Tdf.7ἀσφαλην; cf. Tdf. at the passage; Delitzsch, commentary at the passage) see ἄρσην). Tropically, certain, true: Acts 25:26; τό ἀσφαλές, Acts 21:34; Acts 22:30. b. suited to confirm: τίνι, Philippians 3:1 (so Josephus, Antiquities 3, 2, 1). From a (as a negative particle) and sphallo (to "fail"); secure (literally or figuratively) -- certain(-ty), safe, sure. see GREEK a Englishman's Concordance Acts 21:34 Adj-ANSGRK: γνῶναι τὸ ἀσφαλὲς διὰ τὸν NAS: not find out the facts because KJV: not know the certainty for the tumult, INT: to know the certainty on account of the Acts 22:30 Adj-ANS Acts 25:26 Adj-ANS Philippians 3:1 Adj-NNS Hebrews 6:19 Adj-AFS Strong's Greek 804 |
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