βέβαιος bebaios · G0949

firm

βέβαιος, -ον (also -α, -ον; βαίνω), ; [in LXX: Est.3:13, Wis.7:23, 3Ma.5:31 7:7, 4Ma.17:4 * ; ] ; firm, secure: ἄγκυρα, Heb.6:19; metaphorically, sure (esp. "in the sense of legally guaranteed security," Deiss., BS, 109; cf . two foll. words): ἐπαγγελία, Rom.4:16; ἐλπίς, 2Co.1:6; λόγος, Heb.2:2; παρρησία, Heb.3:6; ἀρχή (τ. ὑποστάσεως), Heb.3:14; διαθήκη, Heb.9:17; κλῆσις κ. ἐκλογή, 2Pe.1:10; comp. (-ότερος), προφητικὸς λόγος, 2Pe.1:19.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

βέβαιος, ον ; (so always in [], also α, ον (see. below): (βαίνω):— firm, steady, κρύσταλλος []; γῆ β. terra firma, []; steadfast, durable, ὁμιλία.. πιστὴ καὶ βέβαιος []; b sure, certain, τέκμαρ []; πύλας β. παρέχειν make safe, secure, []; βεβαιότερος κίνδυνος a surer game, []: superlative -ότατος[]; βέβαιόν ἐστί τινι ὅτι.. [] confirm, guarantee, []; 2 of persons, etc., steadfast, constant, φίλος []infinitive, βεβαιότεροι μηδὲν νεωτεριεῖν more certain to make no change, []; 3 τό β. certainty, …

Where it's used 9 times

Romans 4:16 · 2 Corinthians 1:7 · Hebrews 2:2 · Hebrews 3:6 · Hebrews 3:14 · Hebrews 6:19 · Hebrews 9:17 · 2 Peter 1:10 · 2 Peter 1:19

Source: TBESG G0949; TFLSJ G0949

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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