βέβαιος
bébaios · G949 · Greek · 9 occurrences
Meanings
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certain, sure
Pertaining to being certain, on the basis of being well established
ExamplesRomans 4:16 For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
Hebrews 3:14 For we have become partakers of Christ if we keep the beginning of our commitment firm until the end,
Hebrews 9:17 For a covenant is valid only when people are dead, for it is never in force while the one who made it lives.
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dependable, reliable, trustworthy
Pertaining to being able to be relied on or depended on
Examples2 Corinthians 1:7 and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that as you are partners in our sufferings, so also you are in our comfort.
Hebrews 2:2 For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every violation and act of disobedience received a just punishment,
Hebrews 3:14 For we have become partakers of Christ if we keep the beginning of our commitment firm until the end,
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known to be true, certain, verified
Pertaining to that which is known with certainty
ExamplesHebrews 2:2 For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every violation and act of disobedience received a just punishment,
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Second object ofSecond object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἔχωto have 1
- ποιέωto do, to make 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- διαθήκηcovenant 1
- ἐλπίςhope 1
- ἐπαγγελίαpromise 1
- λόγοςword, saying, message 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 3 words
- ἀσφαλής asphalḗs · G804 · safe, safely, secure
- Greek adjective meaning 'secure, safe, certain, sure'; overlaps significantly with βέβαιος in the semantic domain of reliability and certainty, though ἀσφαλής emphasizes security from danger or doubt while βέβαιος emphasizes firmness and stability
- στερεός stereós · G4731 · solid, firm, to be firm
- Greek adjective meaning 'solid, firm, strong'; shares the sense of firmness and stability with βέβαιος, though στερεός more often emphasizes physical solidity or firmness while βέβαιος is more commonly used figuratively for reliability
- πιστός pistós · G4103 · one who trusts in, trusting, faithful
- Greek adjective meaning 'faithful, trustworthy, reliable'; overlaps with βέβαιος in the semantic domain of dependability and trustworthiness (LN 31.87-88), though πιστός emphasizes faithfulness in relationship while βέβαιος emphasizes inherent stability and certainty
In the other Testament 2 words
- אָמַן ʼâman · H539 · firm, to stand still
- Hebrew root conveying firmness, reliability, and trustworthiness (the Niphal form נֶאֱמָן means 'faithful, reliable'); the semantic overlap with βέβαιος in the sense of 'stable, firm, reliable' is well-established in lexicography
- כּוּן kûwn · H3559 · to be in place, to put in place, to establish
- Hebrew verb meaning 'to be established, made firm, stable' (Niphal נָכוֹן = 'firm, established'); commonly used for stability and establishment, a natural Hebrew equivalent for the stability sense of βέβαιος
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Known to be true, certain, verified28.43
- Used of something confirmed as reliably true, as of the prophetic word made more sure in 2 Peter 1:19.
- Dependable, reliable, trustworthy31.90
- Used of something that can be firmly relied upon, as of the sure and steadfast anchor of the soul in Hebrews 6:19.
- Certain, sure71.15
- Used of an unchangeable, guaranteed inheritance, as of the promise made sure to all the descendants in Romans 4:16.
Word family 35 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon βεβαία (Winers Grammar, 69 (67); Buttmann, 25 (22)), βέβαιον (ΒΑΩ, βαίνω) (from Aeschylus…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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