Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.
2. (n.) A fact or truth unquestionable established.
3. (n.) Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
CERTAIN; CERTAINLY; CERTAINTYser'-tin, ser'-tin-li, ser'tin-ti: The rendering of some Hebrew words and forms expressive of what is definitely settled or determined.
(1) Translation of the Hebrew nakhon, "to be established" or "fixed," as in Deuteronomy 13:14 (Hebrew 15); Deuteronomy 17:4; 1 Samuel 23:23 (of Exodus 16:4, "a certain rate every day" the King James Version). In the New Testament it is the rendering of asphales, asphaleia, from "a" privative and sphallein, "to shake" or "move"; as in Luke 1:4, "the certainty of those things" = actual circumstances; Acts 21:34; Acts 22:30; Acts 25:26.
(2) The word "certain" is also employed in the Old Testament to bring out the force of the absolute infinitive form used with the finite verb to express emphasis or to strengthen the idea of the main verb (Kautzsch-Gesenius, Hebrew Grammar, translation Collins-Cowley, 357, 3). Such usage occurs in Genesis 18:10 Joshua 9:24 Leviticus 5:19; Leviticus 24:16 1 Samuel 20:3 the King James Version; 1 Kings 2:37 Jeremiah 26:15; Jeremiah 36:29; Jeremiah 42:19, 22; 44:17:00.
(3) The word "certain" is also made auxiliary to bring out the force of such expressions as the Hebrew yatsabh, "to be firm," as in Daniel 2:8; also in the New Testament, of the verb astatein as in 1 Corinthians 4:11, "have no certain dwelling-place."
(4) Mention might be made also of "certain" as the rendering of sundry words, as 'akh, in Lamentations 2:16; ki, in Exodus 3:12; and ontos, in Luke 23:47, all being expressions for what is sure, beyond doubt.
W. N. Stearns
Greek
803. asphaleia -- certainty, security ... certainty, security. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: asphaleia Phonetic
Spelling: (as-fal'-i-ah) Short Definition: safety, security, reliability
... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/803.htm - 6k1097. ginosko -- to come to know, recognize, perceive
... root gno- Definition to come to know, recognize, perceive NASB Word Usage ascertaining
(1), aware (7), certainty (1), come to know (1), comprehend (1), felt (1 ...
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5039. tekmerion -- a sure sign
... Neuter of a presumed derivative of tekmar (a goal or fixed limit); a token (as
defining a fact), ie Criterion of certainty -- infallible proof. ...
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3982. peitho -- to persuade, to have confidence
... to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively, to assent
(to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty) -- agree, assure ...
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4102. pistis -- faith, faithfulness
... "Faith always has the element of assurance, certainty and confidence . . . and
evidential value substantiating the thing we hope for . . . ...
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Strong's Hebrew
3321. yetsab -- to make certain, gain certainty... 3320, 3321. yetsab. 3322 . to make certain, gain
certainty. Transliteration:
yetsab Phonetic Spelling: (yets-abe') Short Definition: meaning.
... /hebrew/3321.htm - 6k 3559. kun -- to be firm
... root Definition to be firm NASB Word Usage aim (1), appointed (1), carried (1),
certain (2), certainty (1), confirm (2), confirmed (1), consider (1), could (1 ...
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7189b. qosht -- truth
... truth. Transliteration: qosht Short Definition: certainty. Word Origin from an unused
word Definition truth NASB Word Usage certainty (1), truth (1). ...
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3330. yatstsiyb -- certain, true
... certainty, true, truth (Aramaic) from ytseb; fixed, sure; concretely, certainty --
certain(-ty), true, truth. see HEBREW ytseb. 3329, 3330. yatstsiyb. 3330a ...
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3045. yada -- to know
... informed (4), instruct (3), instructed (1), intimate friends (1), investigate (2),
knew (38), know (542), know for certain (4), know with certainty (1), know ...
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571. emeth -- firmness, faithfulness, truth
... Contracted from 'aman; stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness --
assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th ...
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Library
'Sober Certainty'
... 'SOBER CERTAINTY'. 'And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know
of a surety, that the Lord hath sent His angel, and hath ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/sober certainty.htm
The Certainty and Joy of the Resurrection
... CORINTHIANS (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) THE CERTAINTY AND JOY OF THE RESURRECTION.
'But ... I. The certainty of Christ's Resurrection. 'Now ...
/.../romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/the certainty and joy of.htm
Whether There is Certainty in the Hope of a Wayfarer?
... OF THE SUBJECT OF HOPE (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether there is certainty in the hope of
a wayfarer? ... But certainty pertains not to the will but to the intellect. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether there is certainty in.htm
On the Authority and Certainty of the Sacred Scriptures
... DISPUTATION 1 ON THE AUTHORITY AND CERTAINTY OF THE SACRED SCRIPTURES.
RESPONDENT: BERNARD VESUKIUS I. The authority of Scripture ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/disputation 1 on the authority.htm
The Need for Certainty.
... BOOK I. THE MAN. CHAPTER III. The Need for Certainty. One of ... down! The way
of certainty is the way of the extended hand. Ultimately ...
/.../jackson/the message and the man/chapter iii the need for.htm
The Sense and Certainty of this Election Afford to the Children of ...
... First Head of Doctrine. Divine Election and Reprobation Article 13 The sense and
certainty of this election afford to the children of God additional matter? ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/various/the canons of dordt/article 13 the sense and.htm
On the Authority and Certainty of the Holy Scriptures
... DISPUTATION VI ON THE AUTHORITY AND CERTAINTY OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. The
authority of the word of God, which is comprised in the ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 2/disputation vi on the authority.htm
Certainty of Our Justification.
... JUSTIFICATION. XXXIII. Certainty of Our Justification. "Being justified freely by
His grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.""Romans 3:24. ...
/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xxxiii certainty of our justification.htm
The Certainty of Sacred Theology
... ORATION III The Certainty Of Sacred Theology. THE CERTAINTY OF SACRED THEOLOGY
Although the observations which I have already offered ...
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This Certainty of Perseverance, However, is So Far from Exciting ...
... Fifth Head of Doctrine Article 12 This certainty of perseverance, however,
is so far from exciting in believers a spirit of? This ...
/.../various/the canons of dordt/article 12 this certainty of.htm
Thesaurus
Certainty (23 Occurrences)... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CERTAIN; CERTAINLY;
CERTAINTY. ser
... WN Stearns.
Multi-Version Concordance
Certainty (23 Occurrences). Luke
.../c/certainty.htm - 16kOmniscience
... also the issue of the exercise of freewill on the part of man, the problem arises,
how the contingent character of such decisions and the certainty of the ...
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Nacon (1 Occurrence)
... In 1 Samuel 23:23 the word nakhon occurs, and is translated "of a certainty," margin
"with the certainty" or "to a set place"; also in 1 Samuel 26:4 it is ...
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Floor (69 Occurrences)
... In 1 Samuel 23:23 the word nakhon occurs, and is translated "of a certainty," margin
"with the certainty" or "to a set place"; also in 1 Samuel 26:4 it is ...
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Threshing (57 Occurrences)
... In 1 Samuel 23:23 the word nakhon occurs, and is translated "of a certainty," margin
"with the certainty" or "to a set place"; also in 1 Samuel 26:4 it is ...
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Certain
... 8. (n.) Certainty. 9. (n.) A certain number or quantity. 10. (adv.) Certainly.
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CERTAIN; CERTAINLY; CERTAINTY. ...
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Assurance (16 Occurrences)
... That such a certainty may be attained appears from the testimony of Scripture (Romans
8:16; 1 John 2:3; 3:14), from the command to seek after it (Hebrews 6:11 ...
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Mightest (21 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV DBY WBS). Luke 1:4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those
things, wherein thou hast been instructed. (KJV ASV DBY). ...
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Surety (21 Occurrences)
... shoor'-ti: This word is used in three different connections or groups: (1) As a
derivative of the word "sure" it means "of a certainty" or "surely."-In Genesis ...
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Prophets (270 Occurrences)
... the product of their own feelings, fears or hopes, but, as something extraneous
to man and independent of him, it has with a divine certainty entered the soul ...
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