To affirm
κυρόωStrong’s G2964kuroō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kuroō is the Greek word usually translated “confirm” and “ratified”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “confirm” and “ratified”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to confirm 1
- ratified 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Galatians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
κυρόω kuroō · to affirm
κυρόω, -ῶ (κῦρος, 1. authority. 2. validity), [in LXX for קוּם ;] to confirm, ratify, make valid: 2Co.2:8; pass., Gal.3:15 (cf. προ-κυρόω).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “affirm” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AFFIRM, verb transitive
afferm' [Latin affirmo; ad and firmo, to make firm. See Firm.]
- To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to declare the existence of something; to maintain as true; opposed to deny.“Of one Jesus whom Paul affirmed to be alive” Acts 25:19
- To make firm; to establish, confirm or ratify; as, the Supreme court affirmed the judgment.
All definitions and other forms of “affirm”
AFFIRM', verb intransitive
To declare solemnly before a court or magistrate, for confirming a fact, or to have an affirmation administered to, by way of confirmation, or as a substitute for an oath; as, the witness affirmed to the fact, or he was affirmed to the fact.
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.