Dictionary entry

ἀσφάλεια

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀσφάλεια, -ας, ἡ

(< ἀσφαλής), [in LXX for בֶּטַח, etc.;]

1. firmness.

2. certainty: Lk 1:4.

3. security: Ac 5:23, I Th 5:3. (In π. it is used as a law-term, proof, security; v. MM, s.v.; M, I Th 5:3.)†