803. asphaleia
Strong's Lexicon
asphaleia: Security, safety, certainty

Original Word: ἀσφάλεια
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: asphaleia
Pronunciation: as-fal'-i-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (as-fal'-i-ah)
Definition: Security, safety, certainty
Meaning: safety, security, reliability, firmness.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word ἀσφαλής (asphalēs), meaning "secure" or "certain."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of security or safety is בֶּטַח (betach), Strong's Hebrew 983, which conveys trust, confidence, and security.

Usage: The Greek word "asphaleia" primarily denotes a state of safety or security. It conveys the idea of being free from danger or threat, and it can also imply a sense of certainty or assurance. In the New Testament, it is often used to describe both physical safety and spiritual security.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "asphaleia" was significant in both civic and personal contexts. Cities sought "asphaleia" through fortifications and alliances, while individuals desired it in terms of personal safety and stability. In a spiritual sense, the early Christians understood "asphaleia" as the security found in faith and the promises of God, contrasting with the uncertainties of the pagan world.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 803 aspháleia (from 1 /A "not" and sphallō, "totter") – firmness that equates to security.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from asphalés
Definition
certainty, security
NASB Translation
exact truth (1), safety (1), securely (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 803: ἀσφάλεια

ἀσφάλεια, ἀσφαλείας, (ἀσφαλής) (from Aeschylus down);

a. firmness, stability: ἐν πάσῃ ἀσφάλεια most securely, Acts 5:23. tropically, certainty, undoubted truth: λόγων (see λόγος, I. 7), Luke 1:4 (τοῦ λόγου, the certainty of a proof, Xenophon, mem. 4, 6, 15).

b. security from enemies and dangers, safety: 1 Thessalonians 5:3 (opposed to κίνδυνος, Xenophon, mem. 3, 12, 7).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
certainty, safety.

From asphales; security (literally or figuratively) -- certainty, safety.

see GREEK asphales

Forms and Transliterations
ασφαλεια ασφαλεία ασφάλεια ἀσφαλείᾳ ἀσφάλεια ασφαλειαν ασφάλειαν ἀσφάλειαν ασφαλείας asphaleia aspháleia asphaleíāi asphaleian aspháleian
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 1:4 N-AFS
GRK: λόγων τὴν ἀσφάλειαν
NAS: that you may know the exact truth about
KJV: thou mightest know the certainty of
INT: of [the] things the certainty

Acts 5:23 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν πάσῃ ἀσφαλείᾳ καὶ τοὺς
NAS: quite securely and the guards
KJV: with all safety, and the keepers
INT: with all security and the

1 Thessalonians 5:3 N-NFS
GRK: Εἰρήνη καὶ ἀσφάλεια τότε αἰφνίδιος
NAS: Peace and safety! then
KJV: Peace and safety; then sudden
INT: Peace and security then suddenly

Strong's Greek 803
3 Occurrences


ἀσφαλείᾳ — 2 Occ.
ἀσφάλειαν — 1 Occ.

















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