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• ܨܳܡ
• ܨܰܘܡܳܐ
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• ἀντέχω
• ἄσιτος
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• אָחוזּ אָחַז, , אָחַז
• אָמַן , אָמַן
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"to make secure, safe, firm" (akin to asphales, "safe"), (a, negative, and sphallo, "to trip up"), is translated "make ... fast," in Acts 16:24 , of prisoners' feet in the stocks. In Matthew 27:64,65,66 , it is rendered "to make sure." See SURE.