Scaife ATLAS

βεβαιόωcontr.vb of persons or thingsconfirmsthg., as true, right or validconfirm, corroboratea statement, opinion, or sim.Att.orats. Pl. Arist.affirmw.inf.that one wishes to do sthg.D.w.acc. + inf.that sthg. is the caseD.w.compl.cl.D.pass.of happeningsbe confirmedas trueTh. strengthen or supportencouragethe acquaintanceof one person w. anotherIsoc. strengthen or supportinadvertently or misguidedlyvalidate, sanctionsomeone's behaviour, wrongdoing, praise, or sim.Att.orats. Plb. mid.gain sanction forone's illegal actsD. make firm or stableestablish, secure, guaranteefreedom, democracy, a person's safety or support, one's life, or sim.Th. Att.orats. Plb. Plu.pass.of peacegain stability or become lastingTh. make good, honoura promiseX. Din. Plb. Plu. mid.secure, consolidatea friendshipTh.oneselfi.e. one's military strengthTh.secureconsolidate one's hold ona city, empire, allies, territoriesTh. Plu.be sure of, ensurea victoryPlu. mid.secure one's ground, confirm one's opinion, gain reassurancein argumentPl.tr.establish securely, confirm in one's own minda principle, concept, or sim.Pl.pass.of thingsbe confirmed or made securein the mindPl. in legal or quasi-legal ctxt.give validitythrough adherence or by formal sanctionconfirm, ratifyimplementa bequest, will, agreement, law, or sim.Att.orats. Plb. mid.confirmlawsPl.the terms of an alliancePlb.intr.get confirmationof an agreementPlb.pass.of a titlebe confirmedPlu.

ShortDef

to make firm, confirm, establish, secure, warrant, make good

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Headword:

βεβαιόω

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βεβαιόω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

βεβαιοω

IDX:

7380

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-7381

Key:

βεβαιόω

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