verb
bebaiamō
Strong’sG950
I confirm, ratify
stem bebai-8 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books7 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.
βεβαιόω, -ῶ
(< βέβαιος), [in LXX: Ps 40 (41):12 (נצב hi.), 118 (119):28 (קוּם pi.), III Mac 5:42*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G950 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbeb-ah-yo'-o
to stabilitate (figuratively)
Fromfrom G949;
King Jamesconfirm, (e-)stablish.
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
confirm, establish, make good, τοῖς δικασταῖς τὴν δόξαν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔργῳ βεβαιούμενα, opposed to ἀκοῇ λεγόμενα, Refs 5th c.BC+; β. λόγον make good one's word, Refs 5th c.BC+; treat as valid, τὰς αὑτῶν αἰσθήσεις Refs 4th c.BC+; β. τινί τι secure one the possession of a thing, οὐδ᾽ ἡμῖν αὐτοῖς βεβαιοῦμεν [τὴν ἐλευθερίαν] NT+5th c.BC+:—middle, establish for oneself, secure, σφᾶς αὐτούς Refs 5th c.BC+; τὴν ἀρχήν, τὴν φιλίαν τινός, Refs; β. τινάς confirm them in one's interest,Refs 2nd c.BC+
2 middle, secure one's ground in argument, Refs 5th c.BC+; confirm oneself in an opinion, Refs
3 guarantee the validity of a purchase, warrant the purchaser's title, β. τινὶ τὸ βαλανεῖον Refs 5th c.BC+; τὴν μίσθωσιν Refs 1st c.BC+: generally, β. τοὺς κανόνας Refs 2nd c.AD+
II intransitive, determine, show itself positively, τοῖσιν ἐνδοιαστῶς ἔχουσι.. ἐβεβαίωσε [ἡ νοῦσος] Refs 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
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| bebaiatiβεβαιώσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | confirm | 1× |
| bebaiitaἐβεβαιώθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | confirmed | 2× |
| bebaiorōβεβαιοῦσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | strengthened | 1× |
| bebaiaraβεβαιῶσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | confirm | 1× |
| bebaiarōntosβεβαιῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | establishes | 1× |
| bebaiarōntouβεβαιοῦντος | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine | confirmed | 1× |
| bebaiorōntoisβεβαιούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | established | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bebaiamō | bebaiame | bebaiami | bebaiama | bebaiamē | bebaiamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | bebaiasō | bebaiase | bebaiasi | bebaiasa | bebaiasē | bebaiaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bebaiatō | bebaiate | bebaiati1×βεβαιώσει | bebaiata | bebaiatē | bebaiatelē |
| we 1st person plural | bebaianō | bebaiane | bebaiani | bebaiana | bebaianē | bebaianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | bebaiavō | bebaiave | bebaiavi | bebaiava | bebaiavē | bebaiavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | bebaialō | bebaiale | bebaiali | bebaiala | bebaialē | bebaialelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bebaiomō | bebaiome | bebaiomē | bebaiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | bebaiosō | bebaiose | bebaiosē | bebaioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bebaiotō | bebaiote | bebaiotē | bebaiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | bebaionō | bebaione | bebaionē | bebaionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | bebaiovō | bebaiove | bebaiovē | bebaiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | bebaiolō | bebaiole | bebaiolē | bebaiolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bebaiimi | bebaiima |
| you 2nd person singular | bebaiisi | bebaiisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bebaiiti | bebaiita2×ἐβεβαιώθη |
| we 1st person plural | bebaiini | bebaiina |
| ye 2nd person plural | bebaiivi | bebaiiva |
| they 3rd person plural | bebaiili | bebaiila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bebaiameiō | bebaiameia | bebaiameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | bebaiaseiō | bebaiaseia | bebaiaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bebaiateiō | bebaiateia | bebaiateiē |
| we 1st person plural | bebaianeiō | bebaianeia | bebaianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | bebaiaveiō | bebaiaveia | bebaiaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | bebaialeiō | bebaialeia | bebaialeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bebaiomeiō | bebaiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | bebaioseiō | bebaioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bebaioteiō | bebaioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | bebaioneiō | bebaioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | bebaioveiō | bebaioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | bebaioleiō | bebaioleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bebaiimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | bebaiiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bebaiiteia |
| we 1st person plural | bebaiineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | bebaiiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | bebaiileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | bebaiasōr | bebaiasar | bebaiasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bebaiatōr | bebaiatar | bebaiatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | bebaiavōr | bebaiavar | bebaiavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | bebaialōr | bebaialar | bebaialēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | bebaiosōr | bebaiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bebaiotōr | bebaiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | bebaiovōr | bebaiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | bebaiolōr | bebaiolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | bebaiisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bebaiitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | bebaiivar |
| they 3rd person plural | bebaiilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bebaiamoiō | bebaiamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | bebaiasoiō | bebaiasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bebaiatoiō | bebaiatoia |
| we 1st person plural | bebaianoiō | bebaianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | bebaiavoiō | bebaiavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | bebaialoiō | bebaialoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bebaiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | bebaiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bebaiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | bebaionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | bebaiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | bebaioloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bebaiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | bebaiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bebaiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | bebaiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | bebaiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | bebaiiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | bebaiarō | bebaiari | bebaiara1×βεβαιῶσαι | bebaiarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | bebaiorō1×βεβαιοῦσθαι | bebaiorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | bebaiiri | bebaiira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | bebaiarōntos2×βεβαιῶν | bebaiarintos | bebaiarantos | bebaiarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | bebaiorōntos1× | bebaiorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | bebaiirintos | bebaiirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
bebai 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
bebaiati“confirm”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 1:8“confirm”hos kai bebaiati vin heōs teleu anenklētoin en ta …… will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of …
bebaiita“confirmed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
1 Corinthians 1:6kathōs tem marturiem tou Christou bebaiita en vi,because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.
Hebrews 2:3… kuriou, hupo toiu akouarantoiu eis nin bebaiita,… first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard …
bebaiorō“strengthened”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Hebrews 13:9… xenai mē paraferovōr; kalem gar charita bebaiorō tan kardian, ouk brōmei, en hei …… good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods …
bebaiara“confirm”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Romans 15:8… peritomau huper alētheiau theou, eis tem bebaiara tain epangeliain toiu patroiu,… on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,
bebaiarōntos“establishes”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
2 Corinthians 1:21tos de bebaiarōntos nin sun vi eis Christon kai …Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ …
bebaiarōntou“confirmed”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine1×
Mark 16:20“confirmed”… tou kuriou sunergarōntou kai ton logon bebaiarōntou dia teiu epakoloutharōnteiu sēmeiu.… preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied …
bebaiorōntois“established”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Colossians 2:7rizorēntois kai epoikodomorōntois en auto kai bebaiorōntois ta pistia kathōs didaskiva, perisseuarōntois en …rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were …