[B-Greek] ASPHALEIAN in Luke 1:4

David Opderbeck dopderbeck at gmail.com
Fri Jun 1 23:52:41 EDT 2007


Hi.  In the NIV and ASV, ASPHALEIAN in Luke 1:4 is translated "certainty."
I'm wondering if the sense here isn't more along the lines of "confidence,
assurance, trustworthiness."  "Certainty," to my ears, sounds kind of
Cartesian and mathematical.

Thanks.



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