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adverb

asfalōs

Greekἀσφαλῶς (asfalōs)

Strong’sG806

safely, securely, assuredly

stem asfalō-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books

Translated as

for certainsecurelyunder guard

What it means

ἀσφαλῶς,

adv.,

[in LXX: Ge 34:25 (בֶּטַח), To 6:4, Wi 18:6, Ba 5:7, I Mac 6:40, III Mac 7:6*;]

(a) safely: Mk 14:44, Ac 16:23;
(b) assuredly: Ac 2:36.†

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

Strong’s G806 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidas-fal-oce'

securely (literally or figuratively)

Fromadverb from G804;

King Jamesassuredly, safely.

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

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

asfalōs

Mark 14:44“under guard”dōatelē de tos paradōarōtos auton sussēmem autoi legarōtos; Hon an filameia autos atō; kratavar auton kai apagavōr asfalōs.Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely.”

Acts 2:36“for certain”asfalōs oun gnōskatōr pantos oikos Israēl hoti kai kurion auton kai christon poiata tos theos, houton ton Iēsun hon vis staurava.Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”

Acts 16:23“securely”pollain tē epititharatois autoi plēgain ballala eis fulakan, parangellaratois to desmofulaxo asfalōs tērarō autoin;And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.