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
ἀσφαλής (asphalḗs): Secure certainty that is firm and stable, resistant to being shaken or overthrown.
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ἀσφαλήςG804
Pronunciationasphalḗs
What does ἀσφαλής (asphalḗs) mean in the Bible?
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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 safeguard1×Philippians 3:1
definite1×Acts 25:26
firm1×Hebrews 6:19
the real reason1×Acts 22:30
truth1×Acts 21:34
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 21:34ἀσφαλὲςtotruthAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularActs 22:30ἀσφαλὲςtothe real reasonAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularActs 25:26ἀσφαλέςtodefiniteAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularPhilippians 3:1ἀσφαλέςto[it is] a safeguardAdjective - Nominative Neuter SingularHebrews 6:19ἀσφαλῆtofirmAdjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 21:34
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Acts3Philippians1Hebrews1
Source forms
ἀσφαλές2xasphalesActs 25:26, Philippians 3:1
ἀσφαλὲς2xasphalesActs 21:34, Acts 22:30
ἀσφαλῆ1xasphalēHebrews 6:19
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular3xActs 21:34, Acts 22:30, Acts 25:26
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular1xHebrews 6:19
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular1xPhilippians 3:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Secure certainty that is firm and stable, resistant to being shaken or overthrown.
Strong'sG804
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkProverbs 11:15Source Gloss
secure (literally or figuratively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 21:34Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ἀσφαλὲςasfalev
safe, reliable, trustworthy
Read verseActs 22:30Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ἀσφαλές,asfalev
safe, reliable, trustworthy
Read verseActs 25:26Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ἀσφαλέςasfalev
safe, reliable, trustworthy
Read versePhilippians 3:1Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
ἀσφαλές.asfalev
safe, reliable, trustworthy
Read verseHebrews 6:19Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀσφαλῆasfalh
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 patterns3Aligned forms5Case patternAccusative (4)Number patternSingular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · NeuterPhil 3:11×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterActs 21:34 · Acts 22:30 · Acts 25:263×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineHeb 6:191×
Selected Scripture Witness
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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:
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