Lexical Summary asphalēs: certain, secure Original Word: ἀσφαλήςTransliteration: asphalēs Phonetic Spelling: (as-fal-ace') Part of Speech: Adjective Short Definition: certain, secure Meaning: certain, secure Strong's Concordance certain, safe, sure. From a (as a negative particle) and sphallo (to "fail"); secure (literally or figuratively) -- certain(-ty), safe, sure. see GREEK a 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). |
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