bebaios: firm, secure Original Word: βέβαιος, α, ον
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: bebaios
Phonetic Spelling: (beb'-ah-yos)
Short Definition: firm, steadfast, enduring
Definition: firm, steadfast, enduring, sure, certain.
949 bébaios (an adjective, derived from bainō, "to walk where it is solid") – properly, solid (sure) enough to walk on; hence, firm, unshakable; (figuratively) absolutely dependable, giving guaranteed support (security, surety). 949 /bébaios (literally, "what can be tread upon") then refers to what is fully dependable, i.e. worthy of confidence because on "solid footing." This describes what is fully secure (stable), and therefore can be trusted to give full support. Word Origin
from the same as basis
Definition
firm, secure
NASB Word Usage
certain (1), firm (2), firmly grounded (1), guaranteed (1), more sure (1), steadfast (1), unalterable (1), valid (1).
STRONGS NT 949: βέβαιοςβέβαιος, βεβαία (Winers Grammar, 69 (67); Buttmann, 25 (22)), βέβαιον (ΒΑΩ, βαίνω) (from Aeschylus down), stable, fast, firm; properly: ἄγκυρα, Hebrews 6:19; metaphorically, sure, trusty: ἐπαγγελία, Romans 4:16; κλῆσις καί ἐκλογή, 2 Peter 1:10; λόγος προφητικός, 2 Peter 1:19; unshaken, constant, Hebrews 3:14; ἐλπίς, 2 Corinthians 1:7 (6) (4 Macc. 17:4); παρρησία, Hebrews 3:6 (but WH Tr marginal reading in brackets); valid and therefore inviolable, λόγος, Hebrews 2:2; διαθήκη, Hebrews 9:17. (With the same meanings in Greek writings from Herodotus down.)
firm, steadfast, sure. From the base of basis (through the idea of basality); stable (literally or figuratively) -- firm, of force, stedfast, sure. see GREEK basis
βάτους — 1 Occ.
βάτραχοι — 1 Occ.
βατταλογήσητε — 1 Occ.
Βδέλυγμα — 4 Occ.
βδελυγμάτων — 2 Occ.
βδελυκτοὶ — 1 Occ.
βδελυσσόμενος — 1 Occ.
ἐβδελυγμένοις — 1 Occ.
βεβαία — 2 Occ.
βεβαίαν — 5 Occ.
βεβαιότερον — 1 Occ.
βεβαιῶν — 1 Occ.
βεβαιῶσαι — 1 Occ.
βεβαιώσει — 1 Occ.
βεβαιούμενοι — 1 Occ.
βεβαιοῦντος — 1 Occ.
βεβαιοῦσθαι — 1 Occ.
ἐβεβαιώθη — 2 Occ.
βεβαιώσει — 1 Occ.
βεβαίωσιν — 1 Occ.
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Strong's Greek 949
9 Occurrences
βεβαία — 2 Occ.
βεβαίαν — 5 Occ.
βέβαιος — 1 Occ.
βεβαιότερον — 1 Occ.
Romans 4:16 Adj-AFS
BIB: τὸ εἶναι βεβαίαν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν
NAS: that the promise will be guaranteed to all
KJV: might be sure to all
INT: to be sure the promise2 Corinthians 1:7 Adj-NFS
BIB: ἐλπὶς ἡμῶν βεβαία ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν
KJV: of you [is] stedfast, knowing, that
INT: hope of us [is] sure for you Hebrews 2:2 Adj-NMS
BIB: λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος καὶ πᾶσα
NAS: proved unalterable, and every
KJV: angels was stedfast, and every
INT: word was confirmed and every Hebrews 3:6 Adj-AFS
BIB: μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν κατάσχωμεν
NAS: of our hope firm until
KJV: of the hope firm unto
INT: unto [the] end firm we should hold Hebrews 3:14 Adj-AFS
BIB: μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν κατάσχωμεν
NAS: of our assurance firm until
KJV: of our confidence stedfast unto
INT: unto [the] end firm we should hold Hebrews 6:19 Adj-AFS
BIB: τε καὶ βεβαίαν καὶ εἰσερχομένην
NAS: sure and steadfast and one which enters
KJV: sure and stedfast, and which entereth
INT: both and firm and entering Hebrews 9:17 Adj-NFS
BIB: ἐπὶ νεκροῖς βεβαία ἐπεὶ μὴ
NAS: For a covenant is valid [only] when men are dead,
KJV: a testament [is] of force after
INT: after death [is] affirmed since not 2 Peter 1:10 Adj-AFS
BIB: ἀδελφοί σπουδάσατε βεβαίαν ὑμῶν τὴν
NAS: to make certain about His calling
KJV: and election sure: for if ye do
INT: brothers be earnest sure your 2 Peter 1:19 Adj-AMS-C
BIB: καὶ ἔχομεν βεβαιότερον τὸν προφητικὸν
NAS: word [made] more sure, to which
KJV: also a more sure word
INT: and we have more sure the prophetic 9 Occurrences
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