Word Study · Strong's G803 · Greek

ἀσφάλεια

asphaleia

as-fal'-i-ah

Strong's 1890 spelling: aspháleia

“security (literally or figuratively)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

security (literally or figuratively)

Rendered in the KJV as

certainty, safety.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

ἀσφαλείᾳ1
ἀσφάλεια,1
ἀσφάλειαν.¶1

How it is rendered · 3

certainty.1
security1
security,1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1

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N-ASF · 1
N-DSF · 1
N-NSF · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Luke1 of 3 · 33%
Acts1 of 3 · 33%
1 Thessalonians1 of 3 · 33%

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Luke1 occurrence

Luke 1:4ἀσφάλειαν.¶asphaleiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularso that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.here: certainty.

Acts1 occurrence

Acts 5:23ἀσφαλείᾳasphaleianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”here: security

1 Thessalonians1 occurrence

1 Thessalonians 5:3ἀσφάλεια,asphaleianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularWhile people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.here: security,

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