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Lexicon :: Strong's G949 - bebaios

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βέβαιος
Transliteration
bebaios (Key)
Pronunciation
beb'-ah-yos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of βάσις (G939) (through the idea of basality)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:600,103

Strong’s Definitions

βέβαιος bébaios, beb'-ah-yos; from the base of G939 (through the idea of basality); stable (literally or figuratively):—firm, of force, stedfast, sure.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G949 in the following manner: stedfast (4x), sure (2x), firm (1x), of force (1x), more sure (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G949 in the following manner: stedfast (4x), sure (2x), firm (1x), of force (1x), more sure (1x).
  1. stable, fast, firm

  2. metaph. sure, trusty

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βέβαιος bébaios, beb'-ah-yos; from the base of G939 (through the idea of basality); stable (literally or figuratively):—firm, of force, stedfast, sure.
STRONGS G949:
βέβαιος, -αία (Winers Grammar, 69 (67); Buttmann, 25 (22)), -αιον (ΒΑΩ, βαίνω), [from Aeschylus down], stable, fast, firm; properly: ἄγκυρα, Hebrews 6:19; metaphorically, sure, trusty: ἐπαγγελία, Romans 4:16; κλῆσις καὶ ἐκλογή, 2 Peter 1:10; λόγος προφητικός, 2 Peter 1:19; unshaken, constant, Hebrews 3:14; ἐλπίς, 2 Corinthians 1:7 (2 Corinthians 1:6) (4 Macc. 17:4); παρρησία, Hebrews 3:6 (but WH Tr marginal reading in brackets); valid and therefore inviolable, λόγος, Hebrews 2:2; διαθήκη, Hebrews 9:17. (With the same meanings in Greek writings from Herodotus down.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Romans
4:16
2 Corinthians
1:6; 1:7
Hebrews
2:2; 3:6; 3:14; 6:19; 9:17
2 Peter
1:10; 1:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G949 matches the Greek βέβαιος (bebaios),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:16 - διὰ τοῦτο ἐκ πίστεως ἵνα κατὰ χάριν εἰς τὸ εἶναι βεβαίαν G949 τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν παντὶ τῷ σπέρματι οὐ τῷ ἐκ τοῦ νόμου μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ τῷ ἐκ πίστεως Ἀβραάμ ὅς ἐστιν πατὴρ πάντων ἡμῶν
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:7 - καὶ ἐλπὶς ἡμῶν βεβαία G949 ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν εἰδότες ὅτι ὡς κοινωνοί ἐστε τῶν παθημάτων οὕτως καὶ τῆς παρακλήσεως
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:2 - εἰ γὰρ δι᾽ ἀγγέλων λαληθεὶς λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος G949 καὶ πᾶσα παράβασις καὶ παρακοὴ ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:14 - μέτοχοι γὰρ τοῦ Χριστοῦ γεγόναμεν ἐάνπερ τὴν ἀρχὴν τῆς ὑποστάσεως μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν G949 κατάσχωμεν
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:19 - ἣν ὡς ἄγκυραν ἔχομεν τῆς ψυχῆς ἀσφαλῆ τε καὶ βεβαίαν G949 καὶ εἰσερχομένην εἰς τὸ ἐσώτερον τοῦ καταπετάσματος
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:17 - διαθήκη γὰρ ἐπὶ νεκροῖς βεβαία G949 ἐπεὶ μήποτε ἰσχύει ὅτε ζῇ διαθέμενος
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:10 - διὸ μᾶλλον ἀδελφοί σπουδάσατε βεβαίαν G949 ὑμῶν τὴν κλῆσιν καὶ ἐκλογὴν ποιεῖσθαι ταῦτα γὰρ ποιοῦντες οὐ μὴ πταίσητέ ποτε
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:19 - καὶ ἔχομεν βεβαιότερον G949 τὸν προφητικὸν λόγον καλῶς ποιεῖτε προσέχοντες ὡς λύχνῳ φαίνοντι ἐν αὐχμηρῷ τόπῳ ἕως οὗ ἡμέρα διαυγάσῃ καὶ φωσφόρος ἀνατείλῃ ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν
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