βεβαιόω,
-ῶ; future
βεβαιώσω; 1 aorist
ἐβεβαίωσα; passive [present
βεβαιοῦμαι]; 1 aorist
ἐβεβαιώθην; (
βέβαιος);
to make firm, establish, confirm, make sure:
τὸν λόγον, to prove its truth and divinity,
Mark 16:20;
τὰς ἐπαγγελίας make good the promises by the event,
i. e. fulfil them,
Romans 15:8 (so also in Greek writings as Diodorus 1, 5); passive:
τὸ μαρτύριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ,
1 Corinthians 1:6;
ἡ σωτηρία...
εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐβεβαιώθη,
a constructio praegnans [Winer's Grammar, § 66, 2 d.] which may be resolved into
εἰς ἡμᾶς παρεδόθη καὶ ἐν ἡμῖν βέβαιος ἐγένετο,
Hebrews 2:3 cf.
Hebrews 2:2; see
βέβαιος. of men made steadfast and constant in soul:
Hebrews 13:9;
1 Corinthians 1:8 (
βεβαιώσει ὑμᾶς ἀνεγκλήτους will so confirm you that ye may be unreprovable [Winer's Grammar, § 59, 6 at the end]);
2 Corinthians 1:21 (
βεβαιῶν ἡμᾶς εἰς Χριστόν, causing us to be steadfast in our fellowship with Christ; cf. Meyer at the passage);
ἐν τῇ πίστει,
Colossians 2:7 [L T Tr WH omit
ἐν]. (In Greek writings from Thucydides and Plato down.) [Compare:
διαβεβαιόομαι.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Mark
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16:20
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Romans
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15:8
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1 Corinthians
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1:6; 1:8
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2 Corinthians
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1:21
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Colossians
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2:7
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Hebrews
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2:2; 2:3; 13:9
