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Lexicon :: Strong's G804 - asphalēs

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ἀσφαλής
Transliteration
asphalēs (Key)
Pronunciation
as-fal-ace'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and sphallo (to "fail")
mGNT
5x in 3 unique form(s) TR
5x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
3x in 2 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:506,87

Strong’s Definitions

ἀσφαλής asphalḗs, as-fal-ace'; from G1 (as a negative particle) and sphallo (to "fail"); secure (literally or figuratively):—certain(-ty), safe, sure.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G804 in the following manner: certainty (2x), certain (1x), safe (1x), sure (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G804 in the following manner: certainty (2x), certain (1x), safe (1x), sure (1x).

  1. firm (that which can be relied on)

  2. certain, true

  3. suited to confirm

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀσφαλής asphalḗs, as-fal-ace'; from G1 (as a negative particle) and sphallo (to "fail"); secure (literally or figuratively):—certain(-ty), safe, sure.
STRONGS G804:
ἀσφαλής, -ές, (σφάλλω to make to totter or fall, to cheat [cf. Latin fallo, 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 L, and Tr have received as the form of accusative singular ἀσφαλήν [Tdf. 7 -λῆν; cf. Tdf. at the passage; Delitzsch, commentary at the passage] see ἄρσην). tropically, certain, true: Acts 25:26; τὸ ἀσφαλές, Acts 21:34; Acts 22:30.
b. suited to confirm: τινί, Philippians 3:1 (so Josephus, Antiquities 3, 2, 1).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
21:34; 22:30; 25:26
Philippians
3:1
Hebrews
6:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G804 matches the Greek ἀσφαλής (asphalēs),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:34 - But among the crowd some were shouting one thing and some another, and when he could not find out the [fn]facts G804 because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:30 -

But on the next day, wishing to know for certain G804 why he had been accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:26 - “[fn]Yet I have nothing definite G804 about him to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him before you all and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the investigation has taken place, I may have something to write.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:1 -

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard G804 for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:19 - [fn]This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure G804 and confirmed and one which enters [fn]within the veil,
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