What does ἀσφαλής (asphalḗs) mean in the Bible?
ἀσφαλής (asphalḗs): Secure certainty that is firm and stable, resistant to being shaken or overthrown.
Greek · G804
ἀσφαλής
Secure (literally or figuratively)
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ἀσφαλής G804
Pronunciation asphalḗs
What does ἀσφαλής (asphalḗs) mean in the Bible?
ἀσφαλής (asphalḗs): Secure certainty that is firm and stable, resistant to being shaken or overthrown.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G804?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [it is] a safeguard (1), definite (1), firm (1), the real reason (1), truth (1).
Where does ἀσφαλής (asphalḗs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 21:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Hebrews (1), Philippians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [it is] a safeguard 1× Philippians 3:1
definite 1× Acts 25:26
firm 1× Hebrews 6:19
the real reason 1× Acts 22:30
truth 1× Acts 21:34
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 21:34 ἀσφαλὲς to truth Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Acts 22:30 ἀσφαλὲς to the real reason Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Acts 25:26 ἀσφαλές to definite Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Philippians 3:1 ἀσφαλές to [it is] a safeguard Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Hebrews 6:19 ἀσφαλῆ to firm Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 21:34
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Acts 3 Philippians 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἀσφαλές 2x asphales Acts 25:26, Philippians 3:1
ἀσφαλὲς 2x asphales Acts 21:34, Acts 22:30
ἀσφαλῆ 1x asphalē Hebrews 6:19
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular 3x Acts 21:34, Acts 22:30, Acts 25:26
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Hebrews 6:19
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Philippians 3:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Secure certainty that is firm and stable, resistant to being shaken or overthrown.
Strong's G804
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Proverbs 11:15 Source Gloss
secure (literally or figuratively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 21:34 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ἀσφαλὲς asfalev
safe, reliable, trustworthy
Read verse Acts 22:30 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ἀσφαλές, asfalev
safe, reliable, trustworthy
Read verse Acts 25:26 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ἀσφαλές asfalev
safe, reliable, trustworthy
Read verse Philippians 3:1 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ἀσφαλές. asfalev
safe, reliable, trustworthy
Read verse Hebrews 6:19 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀσφαλῆ asfalh
safe, reliable, trustworthy
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 5 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Singular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Phil 3:1 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Acts 21:34 · Acts 22:30 · Acts 25:26 3×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Heb 6:19 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Safe or protected from harm, financial or otherwise
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀσφαλής is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain