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Koine Greek wordlink #121115

SR GNT 2 Cor 1:21 βεβαιῶν (bebaiōn) ‘the one and confirming us with you_all’ Strongs=9500 Lemma=bebaioō
Word role=verb mood=participle tense=present voice=active case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=60 AD

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Only use of identical word form βεβαιῶν (V-PPA·NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘βεβαιῶν’ (V-PPA·NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘confirming’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘bebaioō’ have 6 different glosses: ‘being confirmed’, ‘to confirm’, ‘to_be_being confirmed’, ‘was confirmed’, ‘will_be confirming’, ‘confirming’.

Greek words (4) other than βεβαιῶν (V-PPA·NMS) with a gloss related to ‘confirming’

MARK 16:20 βεβαιοῦντος (bebaiountos) V-PPA·GMS ‘and the message confirming through the following_after’ SR GNT Mark 16:20 word 12

OET-LV: 20  (MRK_16:20)

OET-RV: 20 Then his followers went around preaching everywhere, and God worked through them and so they were able to confirm the truth of their preaching by doing miracles. (MRK 16:20)

1 COR 1:8 βεβαιώσει (bebaiōsei) V-IFA3··S ‘who also will_be confirming you_all to the end’ SR GNT 1 Cor 1:8 word 3

OET-LV: 8 who also will _be _confirming you _all to the_end, unindictable in the day of _the master of _us, Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah. (CO1_1:8)

OET-RV: 8 He will sustain you to the end, so that you all will be blameless at the return of our master Yeshua Messiah. (CO1 1:8)

1 TIM 1:7 διαβεβαιοῦνται (diabebaiountai) V-IPM3··P Lemma=diabebaioomai ‘nor about what_all they are confirming’ SR GNT 1 Tim 1:7 word 12

OET-LV: 7 wanting to _be law _teachers, not understanding neither what they _are _saying, nor about what _all they _are _confirming. (TI1_1:7)

OET-RV: 7 they want to be religious teachers but they don’t understand what they’re talking about or what they’re agreeing to. (TI1 1:7)

TIT 3:8 διαβεβαιοῦσθαι (diabebaiousthai) V-NPM···· Lemma=diabebaioomai ‘these things I am wishing you to_be confirming in_order_that may_be caring of good’ SR GNT Tit 3:8 word 9

OET-LV: 8 Trustworthy is the saying, and I _am _wishing you to _be _confirming concerning these things: In _order _that the ones having _believed in_god may _be _caring to _be _leading of _good works. These things is good and beneficial to_ the _people. (TIT_3:8)

OET-RV: 8 That statement can be trusted. I want you to confirm those things so that those who have believed in God will be leading in wanting to do good things. These things are good and benefit everyone. (TIT 3:8)

Key: V=verb