Original Word: ἀσφαλής
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: asphalés
Pronunciation: as-fah-LACE
Phonetic Spelling: (as-fal-ace')
KJV: certain(-ty), safe, sure
NASB: certain, definite, facts, safeguard, sure
Word Origin: [from G1 (α - Alpha) (as a negative particle) and sphallo "to fail"]

1. unfailing
2. secure
{literally or figuratively}

certain, safe, sure.

From a (as a negative particle) and sphallo (to "fail"); secure (literally or figuratively) -- certain(-ty), safe, sure.

see GREEK a

804 asphalḗs (from 1 /A "not" and sphallō, "totter, cast down") – properly, secure because on solid footing, i.e. built on what does not totter (fall, slip); hence, "unfailing, safe, reliable, trustworthy" (Souter).

Word Origin
from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and sphalló (to trip up)
Definition
certain, secure
NASB Translation
certain (1), definite (1), facts (1), safeguard (1), sure (1).

STRONGS NT 804: ἀσφαλής

ἀσφαλής, ἀσφαλές (σφάλλω to make to totter or fall, to cheat (cf. Latinfallo, German fallen, etc., English fall, fail), σφάλλομαι to fall, to reel) (from Homer down);

a. firm (that can be relied on, confided in): ἄγκυρα, Hebrews 6:19 (where I, and Tr have received as the form of accusative singular ἀσφαλην (Tdf.7ἀσφαλην; cf. Tdf. at the passage; Delitzsch, commentary at the passage) see ἄρσην). Tropically, certain, true: Acts 25:26; τό ἀσφαλές, Acts 21:34; Acts 22:30.

b. suited to confirm: τίνι, Philippians 3:1 (so Josephus, Antiquities 3, 2, 1).

ασφαλείς ασφαλες ασφαλές ἀσφαλές ἀσφαλὲς ασφαλη ασφαλή ἀσφαλῆ ασφαλής asphale asphalê asphalē asphalē̂ asphales asphalés asphalèsInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts