noun · feminine

asfaleias

Greekἀσφάλεια (asfaleia)

Strong’sG803

safety, security, reliability

stem asfalei-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

security2×certainty1×

What it means

ἀσφάλεια, -ας, ἡ

(< ἀσφαλής), [in LXX for בֶּטַח, etc.;]

1. firmness.

2. certainty: Lk 1:4.

3. security: Ac 5:23, I Th 5:3. (In π. it is used as a law-term, proof, security; v. MM, s.v.; M, I Th 5:3.)†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G803 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidas-fal'-i-ah

security (literally or figuratively)

Fromfrom G804;

King Jamescertainty, safety.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	asfaleias1×ἀσφάλεια	asfaleiais
object accusative	asfaleian1×ἀσφάλειαν	asfaleiain
direct address vocative	asfaleiar	asfaleiair
of, belonging to genitive	asfaleiau	asfaleiaiu
to, for dative	asfaleia1×ἀσφαλείᾳ	asfaleiai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

asfaleistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

asfaleia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

asfaleias“security”subjectnominative singular1×

1 Thessalonians 5:3“security”hotan legaleiō; Eirēnas kai asfaleias, tote aifnidios autoi efistanetō olethros hōsper tas ōdinas ta en gastēra echarōta, kai ouk mē ekfeugaleia.While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

asfaleian“certainty”objectaccusative singular1×

Luke 1:4“certainty”hina epignōskaseia peri hoiu katēchisa logoiu tan asfaleian.so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.

asfaleia“security”to, fordative singular1×

Acts 5:23“security”legarōtois hoti Tem desmōtēriem heuriskana kleiirētem en panta asfaleia kai toin fulaxoin histanarētoin epi taiu thuraiu, anoigaratois de esō oudenon heuriskana.“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”