Greek · G950 · unreviewed

βεβαιόω

To stabilitate (figuratively)

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βεβαιόω G950

Pronunciation bebaióō

What does βεβαιόω (bebaióō) mean in the Bible?

βεβαιόω (bebaióō) is a Greek word meaning "to stabilitate (figuratively)". βεβαιόω, -ῶ (βέβαιος), [in LXX: Ps 40 (41)12 (נצב hi.

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Meaning

to stabilitate (figuratively)

Extended definition

To make firm or secure; confirm the validity or truth of something through authoritative guarantee

(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, Rom.15:8; of persons (DCG, ii, 605): 1Co.1:8, 2Co.1:21. Pass., 1Co.1:6, Col.2:7, Heb.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.).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Aorist Present Future

Voices

Passive Active

Indicative states a fact or reality 3×

Aorist Passive 1 Cor 1:6 · Heb 2:3 2×

Future Active 1 Cor 1:8 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×

Present Active Mark 16:20 · 2 Cor 1:21 2×

Present Passive Col 2:7 1×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×

Aorist Active Rom 15:8 1×

Present Passive Heb 13:9 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 2 prospective 1 infinitive 2 participle 3

Tense

present 4 aorist 3 future 1

Voice

passive 4 active 4

Mood

indicative 3 participle 3 infinitive 2

NT Occurrences

Mark 16:20 βεβαιοῦντος present active participle participle Romans 15:8 βεβαιῶσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 1:6 ἐβεβαιώθη aorist passive indicative completed 1 Corinthians 1:8 βεβαιώσει future active indicative prospective 2 Corinthians 1:21 βεβαιῶν present active participle participle Colossians 2:7 βεβαιούμενοι present passive participle participle Hebrews 2:3 ἐβεβαιώθη aorist passive indicative completed Hebrews 13:9 βεβαιοῦσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

1 Corinthians 1:8 confirm bebaióō Indicative · Aorist Passive

to establish or secure persons in their faith until the end

2 Corinthians 1:21 established bebaióō Indicative · Aorist Passive

God's action securing believers in Christ through anointing

Romans 15:8 confirm bebaióō Indicative · Aorist Passive

to establish or validate the promises made to the patriarchs

Hebrews 2:3 confirmed bebaióō Indicative · Aorist Passive

attestation and validation of the salvation message by miracles and signs

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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