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βεβαιόω

bebaioōto confirmHow to read Greek
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Definition

βεβαιόω, -ῶ

(βέβαιος), [in LXX: Ps 40 (41)12 (נצב hi.), 118 (119)28 (קוּם pi.), 3Ma.5.42 * ;]

to confirm, establish, secure, of things (cl.): λόγον, Mk 16:[20]; ἐπαγγελίας, Romans 15:8; of persons (DCG, ii, 605): 1 Corinthians 1:8, 2 Corinthians 1:21. Pass., 1 Corinthians 1:6, Colossians 2:7, Hebrews 2:3; 13:9 (as an Attic legal term, to guarantee the validity of a purchase, establish or confirm a title; see next word, Cremer, 139; cf. δια-β.).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

8 total
  1. Mark 16:20βεβαιοῦντος · confirming
    And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.
  2. Romans 15:8βεβαιῶσαι · confirm
    For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,
  3. 1 Corinthians 1:6ἐβεβαιώθη · was confirmed
    …because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.
  4. 1 Corinthians 1:8βεβαιώσει · will sustain
    He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  5. 2 Corinthians 1:21βεβαιῶν · establishes
    Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,
  6. Colossians 2:7βεβαιούμενοι · established in
    …rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
  7. Hebrews 2:3ἐβεβαιώθη · was confirmed
    …how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
  8. Hebrews 13:9βεβαιοῦσθαι · to be strengthened
    Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.