Strong's Concordance bebaios: firm, secure Original Word: βέβαιος, α, ονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: bebaios Phonetic Spelling: (beb'-ah-yos) Definition: firm, secure Usage: firm, steadfast, enduring, sure, certain. HELPS Word-studies 949 bébaios (an adjective, derived from bainō, "to walk where it is solid") – properly, solid (sure) enough to walk on; hence, firm, unshakable; (figuratively) absolutely dependable, giving guaranteed support (security, surety). 949 /bébaios (literally, "what can be tread upon") then refers to what is fully dependable, i.e. worthy of confidence because on "solid footing." This describes what is fully secure (stable), and therefore can be trusted to give full support. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as basis Definition firm, secure NASB Translation certain (1), firm (2), firmly grounded (1), guaranteed (1), more sure (1), steadfast (1), unalterable (1), valid (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 949: βέβαιοςβέβαιος, βεβαία (Winers Grammar, 69 (67); Buttmann, 25 (22)), βέβαιον (ΒΑΩ, βαίνω) (from Aeschylus down), stable, fast, firm; properly: ἄγκυρα, Hebrews 6:19; metaphorically, sure, trusty: ἐπαγγελία, Romans 4:16; κλῆσις καί ἐκλογή, 2 Peter 1:10; λόγος προφητικός, 2 Peter 1:19; unshaken, constant, Hebrews 3:14; ἐλπίς, 2 Corinthians 1:7 (6) (4 Macc. 17:4); παρρησία, Hebrews 3:6 (but WH Tr marginal reading in brackets); valid and therefore inviolable, λόγος, Hebrews 2:2; διαθήκη, Hebrews 9:17. (With the same meanings in Greek writings from Herodotus down.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance firm, steadfast, sure. From the base of basis (through the idea of basality); stable (literally or figuratively) -- firm, of force, stedfast, sure. see GREEK basis Forms and Transliterations βεβαια βεβαία βεβαιαν βεβαίαν βέβαιαν βεβαιος βέβαιος βεβαιοτερον βεβαιότερον bebaia bebaía bebaian bebaían bebaios bébaios bebaioteron bebaióteronLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Romans 4:16 Adj-AFSGRK: τὸ εἶναι βεβαίαν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν NAS: that the promise will be guaranteed to all KJV: might be sure to all INT: to be sure the promise 2 Corinthians 1:7 Adj-NFS Hebrews 2:2 Adj-NMS Hebrews 3:6 Adj-AFS Hebrews 3:14 Adj-AFS Hebrews 6:19 Adj-AFS Hebrews 9:17 Adj-NFS 2 Peter 1:10 Adj-AFS 2 Peter 1:19 Adj-AMS-C Strong's Greek 949 |