Gloss
to make secure; fasten
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἀσφαλίζω
Greek transliteration
asphalizō
Simplified transliteration
asphalizo
Principal Parts
-, ἠσφάλισα, -, -, ἠσφαλίσθην
Numbers
Strong's number
805
GK Number
856
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-2a(1)
Definition
mid: to make fast, safe, or secure, Mt. 27:64, 65, 66; Acts 16:24*
Greek-English Concordance for ἀσφαλίζω
| Matthew 27:64 | Therefore order the tomb to be made secure (asphalisthēnai | ἀσφαλισθῆναι | aor pass inf ) until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deceit will be greater than the first.” |
| Matthew 27:65 | Pilate said to them, “Take a guard of soldiers; go and make (asphalisasthe | ἀσφαλίσασθε | aor mid imperative 2 pl) it as secure as you know how.” |
| Matthew 27:66 | So they went and made (ēsphalisanto | ἠσφαλίσαντο | aor mid ind 3 pl) the tomb secure (ēsphalisanto | ἠσφαλίσαντο | aor mid ind 3 pl) by sealing the stone and setting the guard |
| Acts 16:24 | who, having received such a charge, put them into the inner prison and fastened (ēsphalisato | ἠσφαλίσατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) their feet in the stocks. |
