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Koine Greek wordlink #135623

SR GNT 1 Th 5:3 ἀσφάλεια (asfaleia) ‘they may_be saying peace and security then sudden is recognizing’ Strongs=8030 Lemma=asfaleia
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=54 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἀσφάλεια (N-NFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀσφάλεια’ (N-NFS) is always and only glossed as ‘security’.

1 Th 5:3 ‘they may_be saying peace and security then sudden is recognizing’ SR GNT 1 Th 5:3 word 7

OET-LV: 3 Whenever they _may _be _saying: Peace and security, then sudden is _recognizing to _them destruction, as the birth _pains to _the woman in pregnant having a _child, and by _no _means not they _may _escape. (TH1_5:3)

OET-RV: 3 Just when they’re saying there’s peace and security, then they’ll suddenly recognise the imminent destruction, like a pregnant woman having birth pains. They certainly won’t be able to escape, (TH1 5:3)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘asfaleia’ have 2 different glosses: ‘certainty’, ‘security’.

Greek words (1) other than ἀσφάλεια (N-NFS) with a gloss related to ‘security’

ACTs 5:23 ἀσφαλείᾳ (asfaleia) N-DFS ‘having_been shut with all security and the guards’ SR GNT Acts 5:23 word 11

OET-LV: 23 saying, that We _found the the_prison having _been _shut with all security, and the guards having _stood before the doors, but having _opened _up, we _found no _one inside. (ACT_5:23)

OET-RV: 23 “We found the prison all locked up with the guards in their positions at the doors, but when they opened it up, there was no one inside!” (ACT 5:23)

Key: N=noun DFS=dative,feminine,singular NFS=nominative,feminine,singular