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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.

2. (n.) Freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care; confidence of power of safety; hence, assurance; certainty.

3. (n.) Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness.

4. (n.) Freedom from risk; safety.

5. (n.) That which secures or makes safe; protection; guard; defense.

6. (n.) Something given, deposited, or pledged, to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation, the performance of a contract, the payment of a debt, or the like; surety; pledge.

7. (n.) One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself for the performance of another's obligation.

8. (n.) An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SECURE; SECURITY

se-kur', se-ku'-ri-ti: The word baTach and its derivatives in Hebrew point to security, either real or imaginary. Thus we read of a host that "was secure" (Judges 8:11) and of those "that provoke God (and) are secure" (Job 12:6); but also of a security that rests in hope and is safe (Job 11:18). The New Testament words (poieo amerimnous), used in Matthew 28:14 (the King James Version "secure you"), guarantee the safety of the soldiers, who witnessed against themselves, in the telling of the story of the disappearance of the body of Christ.

Securely is used in the sense of "trustful," "not anticipating danger" (Proverbs 3:29 Micah 2:8; Ecclesiasticus 4:15).

The word (hikanon, translated security (Acts 17:9), may stand either for a guaranty of good behavior exacted from, or for some form of punishment inflicted on, Jason and his followers by the rulers of Thessalonica.

Henry E. Dosker

Greek

803. asphaleia -- certainty, security
... certainty, security. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: asphaleia Phonetic
Spelling: (as-fal'-i-ah) Short Definition: safety, security, reliability ...
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1450. egguos -- under good security (adjective), guarantee (noun)
... under good security (adjective), guarantee (noun). Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: egguos Phonetic Spelling: (eng'-goo-os) Short Definition: a surety ...
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728. arrabon -- an earnest (a part payment in advance for security ...
... an earnest (a part payment in advance for security). Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: arrabon Phonetic Spelling: (ar-hrab-ohn') Short Definition ...
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2425. hikanos -- sufficient, fit
... season), ie Ample (in amount) or fit (in character) -- able, + content, enough,
good, great, large, long (while), many, meet, much, security, sore, sufficient ...
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4972. sphragizo -- to seal
... From sphragis; to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preservation
(literally or figuratively); by implication, to keep secret, to attest ...
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949. bebaios -- firm, secure
... 949 (an adjective, derived from , "to walk where it is solid") -- properly, solid
(sure) enough to walk on; hence, , ; (figuratively) , giving (security, surety ...
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Topical Bible Verses

Job 24:23
Though it be given him to be in safety, where on he rests; yet his eyes are on their ways.
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Proverbs 22:26, 20:16
Be not you one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
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Strong's Hebrew

8667. tesumeth -- a pledge, security
... 8666, 8667. tesumeth. 8668 . a pledge, security. Transliteration: tesumeth
Phonetic Spelling: (tes-oo-meth') Short Definition: security. ...
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983. betach -- security
... 982, 983. betach. 984 . security. Transliteration: betach Phonetic Spelling:
(beh'takh) Short Definition: securely. Word Origin ...
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987. battuchoth -- security, safety
... security, safety. Transliteration: battuchoth Phonetic Spelling: (bat-too-khoth')
Short Definition: secure. ... Feminine plural from batach; security -- secure. ...
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6148. arab -- to take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange
... surety (2), dare to risk (1), deal (1), dealers (1), guarantor (1), intermingled
(1), make a bargain (2), mingled (1), mortgaging (1), security (1), share (1 ...
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4009. mibtach -- confidence
... Word Origin from batach Definition confidence NASB Word Usage confidence (5), secure
(1), security (1), trust (5), which they trust (1), who are the trust (1 ...
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7962. shalvah -- quietness, ease
... abundance, peaceably, prosperity, quietness. From shalah; security (genuine or false) --
abundance, peace(-ably), prosperity, quietness. see HEBREW shalah. ...
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6161. arubbah -- a thing exchanged, pledge, token
... Feminine passive participle of Anammelek in the sense of a bargain or exchange;
something given as security, ie (literally) a token (of safety) or ...
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6162. erabon -- a pledge
... pledge. From arab (in the sense of exchange); a pawn (given as security) -- pledge.
see HEBREW arab. 6161, 6162. erabon. 6163 . Strong's Numbers.
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2258. chabol -- a pledge
... pledge. Or (feminine) chabolah {khab-o-law'}; from chabal; a pawn (as security for
debt) -- pledge. see HEBREW chabal. 2257, 2258. chabol. 2259 . ...
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530. emunah -- firmness, steadfastness, fidelity
... or (shortened) >emunah {em-oo-naw'} feminine of 'emuwn; literally firmness;
figuratively security; morally fidelity -- faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set ...
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Library

The Security of the Church
... The Security of the Church. A Sermon (No.161). Delivered on Sabbath Morning, November
1, 1857, by the. REV. CH SPURGEON. at the Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/the security of the church.htm

Whether Security Belongs to Magnanimity?
... OF MAGNANIMITY* (EIGHT ARTICLES) [*Not in the ordinary restricted sense but as
explained by the author] Whether security belongs to magnanimity? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether security belongs to magnanimity.htm

Security of Christians.
... XVI. SECURITY OF CHRISTIANS. Christians, were you awake, here would be
matter of wonder to you, to see a man assaulted with all ...
/.../bunyan/the riches of bunyan/xvi security of christians.htm

The Security of Saints Amidst the Destruction of Sinners.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCXXXV. The Security of Saints amidst the Destruction of Sinners.
8.7.8.7.7.7 ... The Security of Saints amidst the Destruction of Sinners. ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn ccxxxv the security of.htm

Self-Security. May 24.
... Self-Security. May 24. Strange it is how mortal man, "who cometh up and
is cut down like the flower," can harden himself into a ...
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The Security of Contemplatives Lies in their not Ascending to High ...
... Chapter XXII. The Security of Contemplatives Lies in Their Not Ascending
to High Things if Our Lord Does Not Raise Them. The Sacred ...
/.../teresa/the life of st teresa of jesus/chapter xxii the security of.htm

Ninth Sunday after Trinity Carnal Security and Its vices.
... Ninth Sunday After Trinity CARNAL SECURITY AND ITS VICES. Text: 1 Corinthians
10, 6-13. 6 Now ... it. CARNAL SECURITY AND ITS VICES. 1 ...
/.../luther/epistle sermons vol iii/ninth sunday after trinity carnal.htm

That There is no Security against Temptation in this Life
... THE THIRD BOOK. ON INWARD CONSOLATION CHAPTER XXXV That there is no security
against temptation in this life. "My Son, thou art never ...
/.../kempis/imitation of christ/chapter xxxv that there is.htm

The Thirty-Fifth Chapter: There is no Security from Temptation in ...
... BOOK THREE. INTERNAL CONSOLATION The Thirty-Fifth Chapter: There is No
Security from Temptation in This Life. The Voice of Christ ...
/.../kempis/the imitation of christ/the thirty-fifth chapter there is.htm

Perfection of Righteousness and Full Security was not Even in Paul ...
... Book III. Chapter 18."Perfection of Righteousness and Full Security Was
Not Even in Paul in This Life. But how impudent I do not ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 18 perfection of righteousness and.htm

Thesaurus

Security (41 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SECURE; SECURITY. se-kur', se-ku'-ri-ti: The word baTach
and its derivatives in Hebrew point to security, either real or imaginary. ...
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Surety (21 Occurrences)
... Solomon warns against incautiously becoming security for another (Proverbs
6:1-5; 11:15; 17:18; 20:16). Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Pledge (55 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor
as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between ...
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Jason (5 Occurrences)
... Jason of treason in receiving into his house those who said "There is another king,
one Jesus." The magistrates, being troubled, took security from them, and ...
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Fence (12 Occurrences)
... Amos 5:19). Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) That which fends off attack or
danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield. ...
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Mortgage
... 1. (n.) A conveyance of property, upon condition, as security for the payment of
a debt or the performance of a duty, and to become void upon payment or ...
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Secure (78 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SECURE; SECURITY. se-kur', se-ku'-ri-ti: The word baTach
and its derivatives in Hebrew point to security, either real or imaginary. ...
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Seal (47 Occurrences)
... stamp, used for marking an impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached
to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication or security. ...
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Laws (184 Occurrences)
... But money is rarely to be had without interest and security, and in early communities
the rates of interest were very high indeed, while the only security the ...
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Wall (227 Occurrences)
... of stone, some of those in the temple being of great size (1 Kings 6:7; 7:9-12;
20:30; Mark 13:1, 2). The term is used metaphorically of security and safety ...
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Bible Concordance

Security (41 Occurrences)

Acts 5:23 saying, We found the prison shut with all security, and the keepers standing at the doors; but when we had opened them, within we found no one.
(DBY)

Acts 17:9 When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they are saying, "Peace and safety," then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.
(See RSV)

Leviticus 6:2 "If anyone sins, and commits a trespass against Yahweh, and deals falsely with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or of bargain, or of robbery, or has oppressed his neighbor,
(See NAS RSV)

Deuteronomy 12:10 But when you go over the Jordan, and dwell in the land which Yahweh your God causes you to inherit, and he gives you rest from all your enemies around you, so that you dwell in safety;
(See NAS)

Deuteronomy 24:6 No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he takes a man's life to pledge.
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 33:12 Of Benjamin he said, "The beloved of Yahweh shall dwell in safety by him. He covers him all the day long. He dwells between his shoulders."
(See NAS)

Deuteronomy 33:28 Israel dwells in safety; the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens drop down dew.
(See NAS)

Judges 18:7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people who were therein, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, possessing authority, that might put them to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with any man.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV)

Ruth 3:1 Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?
(See NAS)

1 Samuel 12:11 Yahweh sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you lived in safety.
(See NAS)

2 Kings 20:19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of Yahweh which you have spoken is good." He said moreover, "Isn't it so, if peace and truth shall be in my days?"
(See RSV NIV)

Job 17:3 "Now give a pledge, be collateral for me with yourself. Who is there who will strike hands with me?
(See NIV)

Job 18:14 He shall be rooted out of his tent where he trusts. He shall be brought to the king of terrors.
(See NAS NIV)

Job 22:6 For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
(See NIV)

Job 24:23 God gives them security, and they rest in it. His eyes are on their ways.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Job 31:24 "If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold,'You are my confidence;'
(See NIV)

Psalms 30:6 As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved.
(See JPS)

Psalms 37:3 Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
(See RSV)

Psalms 122:7 May peace be inside your walls, and wealth in your noble houses.
(See RSV NIV)

Proverbs 1:32 For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.
(YLT)

Proverbs 6:1 My son, if you have made yourself responsible for your neighbour, or given your word for another,
(See NIV)

Proverbs 11:15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; but he that hateth them that strike hands is secure.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 17:18 A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 20:16 Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 22:26 Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts:
(See NIV)

Proverbs 27:13 Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 14:30 And the poorest of the land will have food, and those in need will be given a safe resting-place: but your seed will come to an end for need of food, and the rest of you will be put to the sword.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 26:1 In that day will this song be made in the land of Judah: We have a strong town; he will make salvation our walls and towers.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 38:14 I chattered like a swallow or a crane. I moaned like a dove. My eyes weaken looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed. Be my security."
(WEB NAS RSV)

Isaiah 39:8 Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which you have said. And he said in his heart, There will be peace and quiet in my days.
(See RSV NIV)

Isaiah 47:8 Now therefore hear this, thou that art given to pleasures, that sittest securely, that sayest in thy heart: 'I am, and there is none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children';
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 12:5 If thou hast run with footmen, and they have wearied thee, how wilt thou then contend with horses? And if in a land of peace thou thinkest thyself in security, how wilt thou then do in the swelling of the Jordan?
(DBY)

Jeremiah 30:10 Therefore don't you be afraid, O Jacob my servant, says Yahweh; neither be dismayed, Israel: for, behold, I will save you from afar, and your seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 33:6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them; and I will reveal to them abundance of peace and truth.
(See RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 46:27 But don't you be afraid, Jacob my servant, neither be dismayed, Israel: for, behold, I will save you from afar, and your seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
(See NIV)

Daniel 8:25 Through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in their security shall he destroy many: he shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
(WEB JPS ASV)

Daniel 11:21 In his place shall stand up a contemptible person, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom: but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
(WEB JPS ASV)

Daniel 11:24 In time of security shall he come even on the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them prey, and spoil, and substance: yes, he shall devise his devices against the strongholds, even for a time.
(WEB JPS ASV)

Zephaniah 2:15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt in security, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none else beside me: how is she become a desolation, a couching-place for beasts! Every one that passeth by her shall hiss, shall wave his hand.
(DBY WBS)

Zechariah 14:11 Men will dwell therein, and there will be no more curse; but Jerusalem will dwell safely.
(See NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Security

Security: False is Deceived by Pride

Security: False is Ignorant of God and Truth

Security: False is Inconsiderate and Forgetful

Security: False: from the Evils of Sin; Promises Peace and a Long Life

Security: False: God is Against It

Security: False: Its Refuges Will be Scattered

Security: False: Leads to Increased Guilt

Security: False: Puts off the Evil Day

Security: False: Relies on Earthly Treasures