"pr. state of security from falling, firmness; safety, security, 1 Thess. 5:3; certainty, truth, Lk. 1:4; means of security, Acts 5:23*"
Definition and meaning
pr. state of security from falling, firmness; safety, security, 1 Thess. 5:3; certainty, truth, Lk. 1:4; means of security, Acts 5:23*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀσφάλεια
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of asphaleia (G803) across the King James Bible.
That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
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Common questions
Strong's G803 (asphaleia) is a Greek word that means: pr. state of security from falling, firmness; safety, security, 1 Thess. 5:3; certainty, truth, Lk. 1:4; means of security, Acts 5:23* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word asphaleia (G803) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G803 is asphaleia, a Greek word defined as: pr. state of security from falling, firmness; safety, security, 1 Thess. 5:3; certainty, truth, Lk. 1:4; means of security, Acts 5:23*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
asphaleia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.