adjective
asfalas
Strong’sG804
safe, reliable, trustworthy
stem asfal-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀσφαλής, -ές
(< ἀ- neg., σφάλλω, to trip up), [in LXX for אשׁר pu., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G804 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidas-fal-ace'
secure (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and sphallo (to "fail");
King Jamescertain(-ty), safe, sure.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(σφάλλομαι, σφαλῆναι) not liable to fall, immovable, steadfast, in Refs 8th c.BC+adjective (compare infr. III), θεῶν ἕδος ἀ. αἰείRefs 8th c.BC+; unshaken, of purpose, ἀ. ὁ νοῦςRefs
2 of friends and the like, unfailing, trusty, οὐ γὰρ οἱ.. εὐρύνωτοι φῶτες ἀσφαλέστατοιRefs 5th c.BC+infinitive, φρονεῖν γὰρ οἱ ταχεῖς οὐκ ἀσφαλεῖς the hasty in counsel are not safe, Refs 5th c.BC+; of things, sure, certain, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 assured from danger, safe, ἀ. αἰώνRefs 5th c.BC+; ἐν τῷ ἀσφαλεῖ in safety, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν -εστέρῳ, -εστάτῳ, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐξ ἀσφαλοῦς from a place of safety, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ ἀ., ={ἀσφάλεια}, Refs 5th c.BC+; μετὰ τοῦ αὑτῆς ἀ. with no risk to herself, Refs 3rd c.AD+; ἀσφαλές [ἐστι], with infinitive, it is safe to.., Refs 5th c.BC+
4 ἀ. ῥήτωρ a convincing speaker, Refs
5 in Lit. Crit., sound, not risky, of language or rhythm, Refs 4th c.BC+adverb -ῶς, ἐρεῖRefs
II substantive ἀσφαλές, τό, ={ἀσφάλεια}Refs 4th c.AD+
III Epic dialect adverb ἀσφαλέως, ἔχειν, μένειν, to be, remain firm, steady, Refs 8th c.BC+ as adverb, Refs 8th c.BC+without faltering, Refs 8th c.BC+adverb ἀσφαλῶς (-έως) is used in all senses of the adjective, -έως βεβηκὼς ποσσίRefs 7th c.BC+; in safety, with certainty, Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+as a precaution, Refs 3rd c.AD+: comparative -έστερονRefs 5th c.BC+ but -εστέρως Refs 5th c.BC+: superlative -έσταταRefs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | asfalos | asfalas | asfalem4×ἀσφαλὲς | asfalois | asfalais | asfaleim |
| object accusative | asfalon | asfalan1×ἀσφαλῆ | asfaloin | asfalain | ||
| direct address vocative | asfalor | asfalar | asfaloir | asfalair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | asfalou | asfalau | asfaleu | asfaloiu | asfalaiu | asfaleiu |
| to, for dative | asfalo | asfala | asfale | asfaloi | asfalai | asfalei |
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
asfal 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
asfalan“sure”objectaccusative singular1×
Hebrews 6:19“sure”han hōs ankuran echanō tau psuchau, asfalan tē kai bebaian kai eiserchorōntan eis …We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It …
asfalem“facts”subject or objectdirect singular4×
Acts 21:34“facts”… mē dunorōntou de autou gnōskara tem asfalem dia ton thorubon keleuata agorō auton …… some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the …
Acts 22:30“exactly”Ta de epaurion boulorōntos gnōskara tem asfalem tem tinem katēgorotō hupo toiu Ioudaioiu …The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him …
Acts 25:26peri hou asfalem tinem grafara to kurio ouk echamō; …I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about …
Philippians 3:1… mi men ouk oknērem, vi de asfalem.… you again, and it is a safeguard for you.