Definition
ἀσφαλίζω
(ἀσφαλής), [in LXX: Nehemiah 3:15 (חָזַק hi.), Isaiah 41:10 (תָּמַךְ), Wis.4.17; 10:12; 13:15 * ;]
to make firm, secure: mid., Matthew 27:65-66, Acts 16:24; pass., Matthew 27:64 (MM, see word).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Matthew 27:64ἀσφαλισθῆναι · be securedSo give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”
- Matthew 27:65ἀσφαλίσασθε · make [the tomb as] secure“You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
- Matthew 27:66ἠσφαλίσαντο · secured the tombSo they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
- Acts 16:24ἠσφαλίσατο · fastenedOn receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.