adjective
bebaios
Strong’sG949
firm, steadfast, enduring
stem bebai-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 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.
** βέβαιος, -ον (also -α, -ον;
< βαίνω), [in LXX: Es 3:13, Wi 7:23, III Mac 5:31 7:7, IV Mac 17:4*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G949 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbeb'-ah-yos
stable (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom the base of G939 (through the idea of basality);
King Jamesfirm, of force, stedfast, 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
(so always in Refs 5th c.BC+, also α, ον (see. below): (βαίνω):— firm, steady, κρύσταλλος Refs 5th c.BC+; γῆ β. terra firma, Refs 2nd c.AD+; steadfast, durable, ὁμιλία.. πιστὴ καὶ βέβαιος Refs 5th c.BC+
b sure, certain, τέκμαρ Refs 5th c.BC+; πύλας β. παρέχειν make safe, secure, Refs 5th c.BC+; βεβαιότερος κίνδυνος a surer game, Refs: superlative -ότατοςRefs; βέβαιόν ἐστί τινι ὅτι.. Refs 1st c.BC+ confirm, guarantee, Refs 1st c.BC+
2 of persons, etc., steadfast, constant, φίλος Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive, βεβαιότεροι μηδὲν νεωτεριεῖν more certain to make no change, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 τό β. certainty, Refs 5th c.BC+; but τὸ β. τῆς διανοίας firmness, resolution, Refs 5th c.BC+
3.b security, guarantee, τὸ δημόσιον β. Refs
II adverb -ωςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἔχειν, γνῶναι, δημοκρατεῖσθαι, Refs 4th c.BC+: comparative -ότερον, οἰκεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+; -οτέρως Refs 5th c.BC+: superlative -όταταRefs 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 | bebaios1×βέβαιος | bebaias2×βεβαία | bebaiem | bebaiois | bebaiais | bebaieim |
| object accusative | bebaion | bebaian4×βεβαίαν | bebaioin | bebaiain | ||
| direct address vocative | bebaior | bebaiar | bebaioir | bebaiair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | bebaiou | bebaiau | bebaieu | bebaioiu | bebaiaiu | bebaieiu |
| to, for dative | bebaio | bebaia | bebaie | bebaioi | bebaiai | bebaiei |
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
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
bebaios“valid”subjectnominative singular1×
Hebrews 2:2“valid”… tos dia angeloiu lalirantos logos geneta bebaios, kai pantas parabasias kai parakoas labata …For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just …
bebaias“firm”subjectnominative singular2×
2 Corinthians 1:7“firm”kai tas elpidas nu bebaias huper vu; oidarēntois hoti hōs koinōnois …And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share …
Hebrews 9:17“in force”diathēkas gar epi nekroi bebaias, epei mēpote ischuatō hote zōatō tos …because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.
bebaian“firm”objectaccusative singular4×
Romans 4:16… hina kata charitan, eis tem arō bebaian tan epangelian pante te sperme, ouk …… rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring — not only …
Hebrews 3:14“firm”… tan archan tau hupostasiau mechris teleu bebaian katechaneia.… if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we …
Hebrews 6:19“steadfast”… echanō tau psuchau, asfalan tē kai bebaian kai eiserchorōntan eis tem esōterem teu …We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
2 Peter 1:10dio mallon, adelfoir, spoudazavar bebaian vu tan klēsian kai eklogan poiorō; …… to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things …
bebaioteron1×
2 Peter 1:19kai echanō bebaioteron ton profētikon logon, ho kalōs poiavō …… the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do …