To secure
ἀσφαλίζωStrong’s G0805asphalizō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Asphalizō is the Greek word usually translated “secured”, “do make secure” and “made secure”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.”
Meaning
Usually translated “secured”, “do make secure” and “made secure”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to be secured 1
- do make secure 1
- they made secure 1
- fastened 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Acts 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 27:65Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
- Matthew 27:66So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
- Acts 16:24Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
Greek dictionary
ἀσφαλίζω asphalizō · to secure
ἀσφαλίζω (ἀσφαλής), [in LXX: Neh.3:15 (חָזַק hi.), Isa.41:10 (תָּמַךְ), Wis.4:17 10:12 13:15 * ;] to make firm, secure: mid., Mat.27:65-66, Act.16:24; pass., Mat.27:64 (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.