Assurance, Assure, Assuredly

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Assurance, Assure, Assuredly

1. pistis
2. plerophoria
3. hupostasis

1. pistoo
2. plerophoreo
3. peitho

1. asphalos

pistis "faith," has the secondary meaning of "an assurance or guarantee," e.g., Acts_17:31; by raising Christ from the dead, God has given "assurance" that the world will be judged by Him (the AV margin, "offered faith" does not express the meaning). Cp. 1_Tim_5:12, where "faith" means "pledge." See BELIEF, FAITH, FIDELITY.

See also : pistis in other topics

plerophoria "a fullness, abundance," also means "full assurance, entire confidence;" lit., a "full-carrying" (pleros, "full," phero, "to carry"). Some explain it as full fruitfulness (cp. RV, "fullness" in Heb_6:11). In 1_Thess_1:5 it describes the willingness and freedom of spirit enjoyed by those who brought the Gospel to Thessalonica; in Col_2:2, the freedom of mind and confidence resulting from an understanding in Christ; in Heb_6:11 (AV, "full assurance," RV, "fullness"), the engrossing effect of the expectation of the fulfillment of God's promises; in Heb_10:22, the character of the faith by which we are to draw near to God. See FULLNESS.

hupostasis lit., "a standing under, support" (hupo, "under," histemi, "to stand"), hence, an "assurance," is so rendered in Heb_11:1, RV, for AV, "substance." It here may signify a title-deed, as giving a guarantee, or reality. See CONFIDENCE, PERSON, SUBSTANCE.

Note: In Acts_16:10, for the AV (of sumbibazomai), "assuredly gathering," see CONCLUDE.

See also : hupostasis in other topics

pistoo "to trust or give assurance to" (cp. pistis), has a secondary meaning, in the Passive Voice, "to be assured of," 2_Tim_3:14.

plerophoreo akin to plerophoria, "to bring in full measure, to fulfill," also signifies "to be fully assured," Rom_4:21, RV, of Abraham's faith. In Rom_14:5 it is said of the apprehension of the will of God. So in Col_4:12 in the best mss. In these three places it is used subjectively, with reference to an effect upon the mind. For its other and objective use, referring to things external, see FULFILL; see also BELIEVE, KNOW, PERSUADE, PROOF. In the Sept., Eccl_8:11.

See also : plerophoreo in other topics

peitho "to persuade," is rendered "assure" in 1_John_3:19 (marg., "persuade"), where the meaning is that of confidence toward God consequent upon loving in deed and in truth. See BELIEVE, CONFIDENCE, FRIEND, OBEY, PERSUADE, TRUST, YIELD.

See also : peitho in other topics

asphalos means
(a) "safely," Mark_14:44; Acts_16:23;
(b) "assuredly," Acts_2:36; the knowledge there enjoined involves freedom from fear of contradiction, with an intimation of the impossibility of escape from the effects. See SAFELY.

See also : asphalos in other topics