Biblical Greek

greek #804 - ἀσφαλής, ές asphalés (certain)

Original Word:	ἀσφαλής, ές
Transliteration:	asphalés
Definition:	certain, secure
Part of Speech:	Adjective
Phonetic Spelling:	(as-fal-ace')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

certain, safe, sure.

From a (as a negative particle) and sphallo (to "fail"); secure (literally or figuratively) -- certain(-ty), safe, sure.

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Strong's 804: ἀσφαλής

ἀσφαλής, 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; τόἀσφαλές, Acts 21:34; Acts 22:30.

b.suited to confirm: τίνι, Philippians 3:1 (so Josephus, Antiquities 3, 2, 1).

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Greek: 804. ἀσφαλής (asphalés) — 5 Occurrences

Acts 21:34 - Adj-ANS
GRK: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
GRK:γνῶναι τὸ ἀσφαλὲς τὸ τί
NAS: to know for certain why
KJV: have known the certainty wherefore
INT: to know the certainty the why

Acts 25:26 - Adj-ANS
GRK:περὶ οὗ ἀσφαλές τι γράψαι
NAS: nothing definite about
KJV: I have no certain thing to write
INT: concerning whom definite anything to write

Philippians 3:1 - Adj-NNS
GRK:ὑμῖν δὲ ἀσφαλές
NAS: trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.
KJV: but for you [it is] safe.
INT: for you moreover [is] safe

Hebrews 6:19 - Adj-AFS
GRK:τῆς ψυχῆς ἀσφαλῆ τε καὶ
NAS: a [hope] both sure and steadfast
KJV: of the soul, both sure and stedfast,
INT: of the soul sure both and

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