804. asphalés
Strong's Concordance
asphalés: certain, secure
Original Word: ἀσφαλής, ές
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: asphalés
Phonetic Spelling: (as-fal-ace')
Short Definition: safe, reliable, trustworthy
Definition: (lit: unfailing), safe, reliable, trustworthy, certain, sure.
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804 asphalḗs (from 1 /A "not" and sphallō, "totter, cast down") – properly, secure because on solid footing, i.e. built on what does not totter (fall, slip); hence, "unfailing, safe, reliable, trustworthy" (Souter).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 804: ἀσφαλής

ἀσφαλής, ἀσφαλές (σφάλλω to make to totter or fall, to cheat (cf. Latinfallo, 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 I, and Tr have received as the form of accusative singular ἀσφαλην (Tdf.7ἀσφαλην; cf. Tdf. at the passage; Delitzsch, commentary at the passage) see ἄρσην). Tropically, certain, true: Acts 25:26; τό ἀσφαλές, Acts 21:34; Acts 22:30.

b. suited to confirm: τίνι, Philippians 3:1 (so Josephus, Antiquities 3, 2, 1).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
certain, safe, sure.

From a (as a negative particle) and sphallo (to "fail"); secure (literally or figuratively) -- certain(-ty), safe, sure.

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Forms and Transliterations
ασφαλείς ασφαλες ασφαλές ἀσφαλές ἀσφαλὲς ασφαλη ασφαλή ἀσφαλῆ ασφαλής asphale asphalê asphalē asphalē̂ asphales asphalés asphalès
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5 Occurrences


ἀσφαλῆ — 1 Occ.
ἀσφαλὲς — 4 Occ.

Acts 21:34 Adj-ANS
GRK: γνῶναι τὸ ἀσφαλὲς διὰ τὸν
NAS: not find out the facts because
KJV: not know the certainty for the tumult,
INT: to know the certainty on account of the

Acts 22:30 Adj-ANS
GRK: γνῶναι τὸ ἀσφαλὲς τὸ τί
NAS: to know for certain why
KJV: have known the certainty wherefore
INT: to know the certainty the why

Acts 25:26 Adj-ANS
GRK: περὶ οὗ ἀσφαλές τι γράψαι
NAS: nothing definite about
KJV: I have no certain thing to write
INT: concerning whom definite anything to write

Philippians 3:1 Adj-NNS
GRK: ὑμῖν δὲ ἀσφαλές
NAS: trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.
KJV: but for you [it is] safe.
INT: for you moreover [is] safe

Hebrews 6:19 Adj-AFS
GRK: τῆς ψυχῆς ἀσφαλῆ τε καὶ
NAS: a [hope] both sure and steadfast
KJV: of the soul, both sure and stedfast,
INT: of the soul sure both and

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