Safe, Safely, Safety - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Safe, Safely, Safety

[ A-1,Adjective,G804, asphales ]
certain, secure, safe" (from a, negative, and sphallo, "to trip up"), is translated "safe" in Philippians 3:1. See CERTAIN, B.

[ B-1,Noun,G803, asphaleia ]
"certainty, safety" (akin to A), is translated "safety" in Acts 5:23; 1 Thessalonians 5:3. See CERTAIN, A.

[ B-2,Noun,G4991, soteria ]
"salvation," is translated "safety" in Acts 27:34, RV (AV, "health"). See HEALTH, Note.

[ C-1,Adverb,G806, asphalos ]
"safely" (akin to A, and B, No. 1), is so rendered in Mark 14:44; Acts 16:23. See ASSURANCE, C. In the Sept., Genesis 34:25.

[ D-1,Verb,G1295, diasozo ]
"to bring safely through danger," and, in the Passive Voice, "to come safe through" (dia, "through," sozo, "to save"), is translated "bring safe" in Acts 23:24; "escaped safe" in Acts 27:44. See ESCAPE, HEAL, SAVE, WHOLE.

[ D-2,Verb,G5198, hugiaino ]
"to be sound, healthy" (Eng., "hygiene," etc.), is translated "safe and sound" in Luke 15:27, lit., "being healthy." See HEALTH, SOUND, WHOLE.

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