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Lexicon :: Strong's G949 - bebaios

Strong's

Red Letter

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)

Greek Inflections of βέβαιος [?]

mGNT
8x in 4 unique form(s) TR
9x in 4 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)

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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:600,103

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

stable, fast, firm
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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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.)

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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

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Strong's Number G949 matches the Greek βέβαιος (bebaios),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in 'Heb' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:2

Heb 2:2 - εἰ γὰρ ὁ δι᾽ ἀγγέλων λαληθεὶς λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος^G949 καὶ πᾶσα παράβασις καὶ παρακοὴ ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:6

Heb 3:6 - Χριστὸς δὲ ὡς υἱὸς ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ· οὗ οἶκός ἐσμεν ἡμεῖς ἐάνπερ τὴν παρρησίαν καὶ τὸ καύχημα τῆς ἐλπίδος μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν^G949 κατάσχωμεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:14

Heb 3:14 - μέτοχοι γὰρ γεγόναμεν τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐάνπερ τὴν ἀρχὴν τῆς ὑποστάσεως μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν^G949 κατάσχωμεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:19

Heb 6:19 - ἣν ὡς ἄγκυραν ἔχομεν τῆς ψυχῆς ἀσφαλῆ τε καὶ βεβαίαν^G949 καὶ εἰσερχομένην εἰς τὸ ἐσώτερον τοῦ καταπετάσματος

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:17

Heb 9:17 - διαθήκη γὰρ ἐπὶ νεκροῖς βεβαία^G949 ἐπεὶ μήποτε ἰσχύει ὅτε ζῇ ὁ διαθέμενος

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