ἀσφαλίζω asphalízō
Meaning
to render secure
In the King James Version: make fast (sure)
Derivation: from G804 (ἀσφαλής);
Where it is used
- Matthew 27:64 So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”
- Matthew 27:65 “You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
- Matthew 27:66 So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
- Acts 16:24 On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.