1. firm, sure, secure — The adjective βέβαιος meaning firm, sure, secure, or steadfast, used of things that are reliable and established (promises, hope, calling, word). All three clusters represent inflectional and degree variants: S64093 positive degree in various cases (nominative, accusative), S64094 comparative degree 'more firm,' S64095 positive degree accusative feminine 'sure.' Multilingual glosses confirm unity: Arabic ثَابِتَة/أثبَتَ/ثابِتاً (firm/firmer/firm), Hindi दृढ़/पक्की throughout, Korean 견고하게/확실한/더–확실한 (firm/sure/more sure), Spanish firme/más–segura/segura, Swahili imara/imara–zaidi/thabiti (firm/firmer/steadfast). 9×
AR["أثبَتَ","ثابِتاً","ثابِتٌ","ثابِتَةً","ثَابِتَةً","ثَابِتَةٌ"]·ben["আরও-দৃঢ়","দৃঢ়","নিশ্চিত,","স্থির"]·DE["fest"]·EN["firm","more-firm","secure","sure"]·FR["ferme","fest"]·heb["מְאֻשֶּׁרֶת","נֶאֱמָן","נֶאֱמָן-יוֹתֵר","נֶאֱמָנָה"]·HI["और-भी-दृढ़","दृढ़","दृढ़;","पक्की,"]·ID["kokoh","lebih-pasti","pasti","pasti,","teguh"]·IT["fermo","stabile"]·jav["kukuh","langkung-tetep","sah","tetep","tetep,"]·KO["견고하게","견고한","더-확실한","유효하니","확고한","확실한"]·PT["firme","mais-firme"]·RU["более-твёрдое","твёрдая","твёрдо","твёрдой","твёрдую","твёрдым"]·ES["firme","más-segura","segura"]·SW["imara","imara-zaidi","limekuwa-imara","thabiti"]·TR["daha-sağlam","geçerli","sağlam"]·urd["زیادہ-مضبوط","مضبوط","پختہ","پکا","پکّی","پکی"]
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
βέβαιος, ον (so always in Refs 5th c.BC+, also α, ον (see. below): (βαίνω):— firm, steady, κρύσταλλος Refs 5th c.BC+; γῆ β. terra firma, Refs 2nd c.AD+; steadfast, durable, ὁμιλία.. πιστὴ καὶ βέβαιος Refs 5th c.BC+ __b sure, certain, τέκμαρ Refs 5th c.BC+; πύλας β. παρέχειν make safe, secure, Refs 5th c.BC+; βεβαιότερος κίνδυνος a surer game, Refs: superlative -ότατοςRefs; βέβαιόν ἐστί τινι ὅτι..…