A1. Certain, Certainty, Certainly, Certify [Noun]
asphaleia primarily, "not liable to fall, steadfast, firm," hence denoting "safety," Acts_5:23, and 1_Thess_5:3, has the further meaning, "certainty," Luke_1:4. See SAFETY.
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B1. Certain, Certainty, Certainly, Certify [Adjective]
asphales safe, is translated "certainty," Acts_21:34; Acts_22:30; "certain," Acts_25:26; "safe," Php_3:1; "sure," Heb_6:19. See SAFE, SURE.Notes:
(1) Delos, "evident, visible," is translated "certain" in 1_Tim_6:7, AV. The most authentic mss. omit it.(2) The rendering "certain," is frequently changed in the RV, or omitted, e.g., Luke_5:12; Luke_8:22; Acts_23:17; Heb_2:6; Heb_4:4.
(3) The indefinite pronoun tis signifies "anyone, some one, a certain one;" the neuter, ti, "a certain thing," e.g., Matt_20:20; Mark_14:51.
(4) In the AV of Gal_1:11, gnorizo is rendered "certify," RV, "to make known."
(5) For "a certain island," Acts_27:16, see the RV, "small island."
(6) In 1_Cor_4:11, the verb astateo, "to be unsettled, to lead a homeless life," is rendered "we ... have no certain dwelling place." The unsettlement conveyed by the word has suggested the meaning "we are vagabonds" or "we lead a vagabond life," a probable significance.
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C1. Certain, Certainty, Certainly, Certify [Adverb]
ontos "really, actually, verily" (from eimi, "to be"), is translated "certainly" in Luke_23:47. See CLEAN, INDEED, TRUTH, VERILY.
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C2. Certain, Certainty, Certainly, Certify [Adverb]
pantos see pantos_under_ALTOGETHER.
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