βεβαιόω bebaioō · G0950

to confirm

βεβαιόω, -ῶ ; (βέβαιος), [in LXX: Ps 40 (41)12 (נצב hi.), 118 (119)28 (קוּם pi.), 3Ma.5:42 * ; ] ; to confirm, establish, secure, of things (cl.): λόγον, Mk 16:[20]; ἐπαγγελίας, Rom.15:8; of persons (DCG, ii, 605): 1Co.1:8, 2Co.1:21. Pass., 1Co.1:6, Col.2:7, Heb.2:3 13:9 (as an Attic legal term, to guarantee the validity of a purchase, establish or confirm a title; see next word, Cremer, 139; cf. δια-β.).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

βεβαι-όω, ; confirm, establish, make good, τοῖς δικασταῖς τὴν δόξαν []; ἔργῳ βεβαιούμενα, opposed to ἀκοῇ λεγόμενα, []; β. λόγον make good one's word, []; treat as valid, τὰς αὑτῶν αἰσθήσεις []; β. τινί τι secure one the possession of a thing, οὐδ᾽ ἡμῖν αὐτοῖς βεβαιοῦμεν [τὴν ἐλευθερίαν] []:—middle, establish for oneself, secure, σφᾶς αὐτούς []; τὴν ἀρχήν, τὴν φιλίαν τινός, []; β. τινάς confirm them in one's interest,[]; 2 middle, secure one's ground in argument, []; confirm oneself in an …

Where it's used 8 times

Mark 16:20 · Romans 15:8 · 1 Corinthians 1:6 · 1 Corinthians 1:8 · 2 Corinthians 1:21 · Colossians 2:7 · Hebrews 2:3 · Hebrews 13:9

Source: TBESG G0950; TFLSJ G0950

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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