What does ἀσφαλίζω (asphalízō) mean in the Bible?
ἀσφαλίζω (asphalízō) is a Greek word meaning "to render secure".
Greek · G805
ἀσφαλίζω
To render secure
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ἀσφαλίζω G805
Pronunciation asphalízō
What does ἀσφαλίζω (asphalízō) mean in the Bible?
ἀσφαλίζω (asphalízō) is a Greek word meaning "to render secure".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G805?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include be secured (1), fastened (1), make [the tomb as] secure (1), secured the tomb (1).
Where does ἀσφαλίζω (asphalízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 27:64. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Acts (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 be secured 1× Matthew 27:64
fastened 1× Acts 16:24
make [the tomb as] secure 1× Matthew 27:65
secured the tomb 1× Matthew 27:66
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 27:64 ἀσφαλισθῆναι to be secured Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive Matthew 27:65 ἀσφαλίσασθε to make [the tomb as] secure Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural Matthew 27:66 ἠσφαλίσαντο to secured the tomb Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural Acts 16:24 ἠσφαλίσατο to fastened Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 27:64
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Matthew 3 Acts 1
Source forms
ἀσφαλίσασθε 1x asphalisasthe Matthew 27:65
ἀσφαλισθῆναι 1x asphalisthēnai Matthew 27:64
ἠσφαλίσαντο 1x ēsphalisanto Matthew 27:66
ἠσφαλίσατο 1x ēsphalisato Acts 16:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural 1x Matthew 27:65
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 27:66
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 16:24
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive 1x Matthew 27:64
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to render secure
Strong's G805
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 3 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to render secure
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ἀσφαλής), [in LXX: Neh.3:15 (חָזַק hi.), Isa.41:10 (תָּמַךְ), Wis.4:17 10:12 13:15 * ;] to make firm, secure: mid., Mat.27:65-66, Act.16:24; pass., Mat.27:64 (MM, see word).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 27:64 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
ἀσφαλισθῆναι asfalisqhnai
I make safe
Read verse Matthew 27:65 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Middle Deponent Imperative
ἀσφαλίσασθε asfalisasqe
I make safe
Read verse Matthew 27:66 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἠσφαλίσαντο hsfalisanto
I make safe
Read verse Acts 16:24 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἠσφαλίσατο hsfalisato
I make safe
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Aorist Voices Passive, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Passive Matt 27:64 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Middle Matt 27:65 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Middle Matt 27:66 · Acts 16:24 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4
Voice
middle 3 passive 1
Mood
indicative 2 infinitive 1 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἀσφαλίζω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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