To confirm
βεβαιόωStrong’s G0950bebaioō
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Bebaioō is the Greek word usually translated “confirming”, “confirm” and “was confirmed”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.”
Meaning
Usually translated “confirming”, “confirm” and “was confirmed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- confirming 1
- to confirm 1
- was confirmed 1
- will sustain 1
- establishing 1
- being strengthened in 1
- it was confirmed 1
- to be strengthened 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Hebrews 2
- Mark 1
- Romans 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Colossians 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 15:8Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
- 1 Corinthians 1:6Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
- 1 Corinthians 1:8Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 1:21Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
- Colossians 2:7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
- Hebrews 2:3How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
Greek dictionary
βεβαιόω bebaioō · to confirm
βεβαιόω, -ῶ (βέβαιος), [in LXX: Ps 40 (41)12 (נצב hi.), 118 (119)28 (קוּם pi.), 3Ma.5:42 * ;] to confirm, establish, secure, of things (cl.): λόγον, Mk 16:[20]; ἐπαγγελίας, Rom.15:8; of persons (DCG, ii, 605): 1Co.1:8, 2Co.1:21. Pass., 1Co.1:6, Col.2:7, Heb.2:3 13:9 (as an Attic legal term, to guarantee the validity of a purchase, establish or confirm a title; see next word, Cremer, 139; cf. δια-β.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “confirm” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CONFIRM, verb transitive
[Latin, to make firm. See Firm.]
- To make firm, or more firm; to add strength to; to strengthen; as, health is confirmed by exercise.
- To fix more firmly; to settle or establish.“CONFIRMing the souls of the disciples” Acts 14:22
- To make firm or certain; to give new assurance of truth or certainty; to put past doubt.“The testimony of Christ was confirmed in you” 1 Corinthians 1:6
- To fix; to radicate; as, the patient has a confirmed dropsy.
All definitions
- To strengthen; to ratify; as, to confirm an agreement, promise, covenant or title.
- To make more firm; to strengthen; as, to confirm an opinion, a purpose or resolution.
- To admit to the full privileges of a Christian, by the imposition of hands.
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.