"to confirm, establish; to render constant and unwavering, 1 Cor. 1:8; to strengthen or establish by arguments or proofs, ratify, Mk. 16:20; to verify, as promises, Rom. 15:8"
Definition and meaning
to confirm, establish; to render constant and unwavering, 1 Cor. 1:8; to strengthen or establish by arguments or proofs, ratify, Mk. 16:20; to verify, as promises, Rom. 15:8
In the original Greek the word is written: βεβαιόω
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
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 bebaioo (G950) across the King James Bible.
And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
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Common questions
Strong's G950 (bebaioo) is a Greek word that means: to confirm, establish; to render constant and unwavering, 1 Cor. 1:8; to strengthen or establish by arguments or proofs, ratify, Mk. 16:20; to verify, as promises, Rom. 15:8 It appears 8 times in the King James Bible.
The word bebaioo (G950) appears 8 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G950 is bebaioo, a Greek word defined as: to confirm, establish; to render constant and unwavering, 1 Cor. 1:8; to strengthen or establish by arguments or proofs, ratify, Mk. 16:20; to verify,. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
bebaioo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.