Assurance
πληροφορίαStrong’s G4136plērophoria
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Plērophoria is the Greek word usually translated “full assurance”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;”
Meaning
Usually translated “full assurance”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- full assurance 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 2
- Colossians 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Thessalonians 1:5For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
- Hebrews 6:11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
- Hebrews 10:22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Greek dictionary
πληροφορία plērophoria · assurance
πληροφορία, -ας, ἡ (πληροφορέω), full assurance, confidence: 1Th.1:5; τ. συνέσεως, Col.2:2; τ. ἐλπίδος, Heb.6:11; πίστεως, Heb.10:22 (cf. Lft. on Col., l.with; M, Th., 9).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “assurance” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ASSU'RANCE, noun
ashu'rance. [Latin verus; or securus, contracted.]
- The act of assuring, or of making a declaration in terms that furnish ground of confidence; as, I trusted to his assurances; or the act of furnishing any ground of full confidence.“Whereof he hath given assurance to all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead” Acts 17:31
- Firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certain expectation; the utmost certainty.“Let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith” Hebrews 10:22
- Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity.
- Excess of boldness; impudence; as, his assurance is intolerable.
All definitions
- Freedom from excessive modesty, timidity or bashfulness; laudable confidence.
- Insurance; a contract to make good a loss. [See Insurance.]
- Any writing or legal evidence of the conveyance of property.
- Conviction.
- In theology, full confidence of one's interest in Christ, and of final salvation.
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.