Secure
ἀσφαλήςStrong’s G0804asphalēs
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Asphalēs is the Greek word usually translated “facts”, “certain” and “definite”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.”
Meaning
Usually translated “facts”, “certain” and “definite”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- facts 1
- for certain 1
- definite 1
- safe 1
- sure 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- Philippians 1
- Hebrews 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 22:30On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
- Acts 25:26Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.
- Philippians 3:1Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
- Hebrews 6:19Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
Greek dictionary
ἀσφαλής asphalēs · secure
ἀσφαλής, -ές (ἀ- neg., σφάλλω, to trip up), [in LXX for אָשַׁר pu., etc. ;] certain, secure, safe: Act.21:34 22:30 25:26, Php.3:1, Heb.6:19 (MM, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “secure” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SECU'RE, adjective.
[Latin securus.]
- Free from danger of being taken by an enemy; that may resist assault or attack.
- Free from danger; safe; applied to persons; with from.
- Free from fear or apprehension of danger; not alarmed; not disturbed by fear; confident of safety; hence, careless of the means of defense.
- Confident; not distrultful; with of.
All definitions
- Careless; wanting caution. [See No. 3.]
- Certain; very confident.
- To guard effectually from danger; to make safe.
- To make certain; to put beyond hazard.
- To inclose or confine effectually; to guard effectually from escape; sometimes, to seize
- To made certain of payment; as, to secure a debt by mortgage.
- To make certain of receiving a precarious debt by giving bond, mail, surety or other-wise; as, to secure a creditor.
- To insure, as property.
- To make fast; as, to secure a door; to secure a rafter to a plate; to secure the hatches of a ship.
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.