Security
ἀσφάλειαStrong’s G0803asphaleia
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Asphaleia is the Greek word usually translated “security” and “certainty”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.”
Meaning
Usually translated “security” and “certainty”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- security 2
- certainty 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 5:23Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
Greek dictionary
ἀσφάλεια asphaleia · security
ἀσφάλεια, -ας, ἡ (ἀσφαλής), [in LXX for בָּטַח, etc. ;] 1. firmness. 2. certainty: Luk.1:4. 3. security: Act.5:23, 1Th.5:3. (In π. it is used as a law-term, proof, security; see MM, see word; M, Th., l.with)† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “security” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SECU'RITY, noun.
[Latin securitas.]
- Protection; effectual defense or saftey from danger of any kind; as a chain of forts erected for the security of the frontiers.
- That which protects or guards from danger.
- Freedom from fear or apprehension; confidence of safety; whence, negligence in providing means of defense.
- Safety; certainty.
All definitions
- Anything given or deposited to secure the payment of a debt, or the performance of a contract; as a bond with surety, a mortgage, the indorsement of a responsible man, a pledge, etc.
- Something given or done to secure peace or good behavior.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.