noun · feminine
bebaiōsias
Greekβεβαίωσις (bebaiōsis)
Strong’sG951
confirmation, ratification, establishment
stem bebaiōsi-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βεβαίωσις, -εως, ἡ
(< βεβαιόω, q.v.), [in LXX: Le 25:23 (צְמִיתֻת), Wi 6:19*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G951 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbeb-ah'-yo-sis
stabiliment
Fromfrom G950;
King Jamesconfirmation.
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 | bebaiōsias | bebaiōsiais |
| object accusative | bebaiōsian1×βεβαίωσιν | bebaiōsiain |
| direct address vocative | bebaiōsiar | bebaiōsiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | bebaiōsiau | bebaiōsiaiu |
| to, for dative | bebaiōsia1×βεβαιώσει | bebaiōsiai |
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
bebaiōsia 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
bebaiōsian“confirmation”objectaccusative singular1×
Hebrews 6:16“confirmation”anthrōpois gar kata tou megoterou omnualō, kai pantau autoi antilogiau peratem eis bebaiōsian tos horkos;Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
bebaiōsia“confirmation”to, fordative singular1×
Philippians 1:7“confirmation”kathōs atō dikaiem mi houtem fronarō huper pantoiu vu, dia tem echarō min en ta kardia vin, en tē toi desmoi mu kai en ta apologia kai bebaiōsia teu euangelieu sunkoinōnoin mu tau chariau pantoin vin arōtoin;It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.