Gloss
security, safety; certainty, truth
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἀσφάλεια, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration
asphaleia
Simplified transliteration
asphaleia
Numbers
Strong's number
803
GK Number
854
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1a
Definition
pr. state of security from falling, firmness; safety, security, 1 Thess. 5:3; certainty, truth, Lk. 1:4; means of security, Acts 5:23*
Greek-English Concordance for ἀσφάλεια
| Luke 1:4 | so that you may know the truth (asphaleian | ἀσφάλειαν | acc sg fem) about the things you have been taught. |
| Acts 5:23 | saying, “We found the prison locked with every security (asphaleia | ἀσφαλείᾳ | dat sg fem) and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened it we found no one inside.” |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:3 | When they are saying, “Peace and security,” (asphaleia | ἀσφάλεια | nom sg fem) it is then that sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape. |
