1226. diabebaioomai

Lexicon

diabebaioomai: To affirm strongly, to assert confidently, to declare emphatically.

Original Word: διαβεβαιόομαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: diabebaioomai
Pronunciation: dee-ab-eb-ah-YO-oh-my
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ab-eb-ahee-o'-om-ahee)
Definition: To affirm strongly, to assert confidently, to declare emphatically.
Meaning: I assert emphatically.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

affirm constantly.

Middle voice of a compound of dia and bebaioo; to confirm thoroughly (by words), i.e. Asseverate -- affirm constantly.

see GREEK dia

see GREEK bebaioo

HELPS Word-studies

1226 diabebaióomai (from 1223 /diá, "all the way through, thoroughly," which intensifies 950 /bebaióō, "make sure, confirm") – properly, "emphatically assert"; "confidently affirm" (Abbott-Smith).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from dia and bebaioó
Definition
to affirm confidently
NASB Translation
make confident assertions (1), speak confidently (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1226: διαβεβαιοομαι

διαβεβαιοομαι (διαβεβαιοῦμαι); middle to affirm strongly, assert confidently, (cf. Winer's Grammar, 253 (238)): περί τινο (Polybius 12, 11 (12), 6), 1 Timothy 1:7 (cf. WH's Appendix, p. 167); Titus 3:8. (Demosthenes, p. 220, 4; Diodorus, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Plutarch, Aelian)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From the preposition διά (dia, meaning "through" or "thoroughly") and the verb βεβαιόω (bebaioo, meaning "to confirm" or "to establish").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for διαβεβαιόομαι, similar concepts of strong affirmation and confident assertion can be found in Hebrew words such as אָמַן (aman, Strong's Hebrew 539), which means "to confirm" or "to support," and נָכַח (nakach, Strong's Hebrew 5221), which can mean "to argue" or "to decide." These terms reflect the idea of establishing or affirming a statement with confidence.

Usage: The verb διαβεβαιόομαι is used in the New Testament to convey a strong affirmation or confident assertion. It is often employed in contexts where the speaker is making a definitive statement or declaration.

Context: The Greek verb διαβεβαιόομαι appears in the New Testament in contexts where a speaker is making a strong and confident assertion. This term is used to emphasize the certainty and reliability of the statement being made. In the Berean Standard Bible, διαβεβαιόομαι is translated in a way that reflects this strong affirmation.

For example, in Titus 3:8, the Apostle Paul uses this verb to stress the importance and trustworthiness of the teachings he has just outlined: "This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for the people." Here, διαβεβαιόομαι underscores the reliability of the message and the necessity of its proclamation.

The use of διαβεβαιόομαι in the New Testament highlights the importance of confidently asserting the truth of the Gospel and the teachings of the faith. It serves as a reminder of the need for believers to be assured in their convictions and to communicate them with certainty.

Forms and Transliterations

διαβεβαιουνται διαβεβαιούνται διαβεβαιοῦνται διαβεβαιουσθαι διαβεβαιούσθαι διαβεβαιοῦσθαι διαβήματα διαβήματά διαβιασάμενοι διαβιβάζων διαβιβάσαι διαβιβάσετε διαβιβάσης διαβιώση διεβίβασαν διεβίβασε διεβίβασεν diabebaiountai diabebaioûntai diabebaiousthai diabebaioûsthai

Englishman's Concordance

1 Timothy 1:7 V-PIM/P-3P
GRK: περὶ τίνων διαβεβαιοῦνται
NAS: which they make confident assertions.
KJV: nor whereof they affirm.
INT: concerning what they strongly affirm

Titus 3:8 V-PNM/P
GRK: βούλομαί σε διαβεβαιοῦσθαι ἵνα φροντίζωσιν
NAS: I want you to speak confidently, so
KJV: that thou affirm constantly, that
INT: I desire you to affirm strongly that might take care

Strong's Greek 1226
2 Occurrences

διαβεβαιοῦνται — 1 Occ.
διαβεβαιοῦσθαι — 1 Occ.