242 occurrences

'Certain' in the Bible

and he toucheth at a certain place, and lodgeth there, for the sun hath gone in, and he taketh of the stones of the place, and maketh them his pillows, and lieth down in that place.

Verse ConceptsNightThe SunBedsSunsetsStones As Monuments

and a certain woman doth cast a piece of a rider on the head of Abimelech, and breaketh his skull,

Verse ConceptsBeing Killed By A RockSkullscrushes

And there is a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danite, and his name is Manoah, his wife is barren, and hath not borne;

Verse ConceptsBarrenness, Examples OfAppearances Of God In OtChildren, responsibilities to parents

And there is a certain man of Ramathaim-Zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name is Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, and Ephrathite,

Verse Conceptsgrandfathers

And the sons of Benjamin gather themselves together after Abner, and become one troop, and stand on the top of a certain height,

and Hadad fleeth, he and certain Edomites, of the servants of his father, with him, to go in to Egypt, and Hadad is a little youth,

And a certain aged prophet is dwelling in Beth-El, and his son cometh and recounteth to him all the deed that the man of God hath done to-day in Beth-El, the words that he hath spoken unto the king, -- yea, they recount them to their father.

Verse ConceptsAnonymityTelling What People DidUnnamed Prophets Of The Lord

and he himself hath gone into the wilderness a day's Journey, and cometh and sitteth under a certain retem-tree, and desireth his soul to die, and saith, 'Enough, now, O Jehovah, take my soul, for I am not better than my fathers.'

Verse ConceptsDisappointments, Examples OfHope, Results Of Its AbsenceJourneyUniversality Of DeathLonelinessPrayer, As Asking GodPrayer, Doubts AboutSelf PitySittingTreesComplaintsUnwise PrayersDesire For DeathDimensions Of Other ThingsTemporary Stay In The WildernessDeathDepression

And he lieth down and sleepeth under a certain retem-tree, and lo, a messenger cometh against him, and saith to him, 'Rise, eat;'

Verse ConceptsSleep, PhysicalTouchPeople EatingAngels Looking After PeopleDepressioncookingjezebel

And lo, a certain prophet hath come nigh unto Ahab king of Israel, and saith, 'Thus said Jehovah, 'Hast thou seen all this great multitude? lo, I am giving it into thy hand to-day, and thou hast known that I am Jehovah.'

Verse ConceptsAssurance, basis ofMany CombatantsKnowledge, Of GodProphets, Role OfUnnamed Prophets Of The LordList Of Kings Of IsraelThose God Gave Into Their Hands

And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour by the word of Jehovah, 'Smite me, I pray thee;' and the man refuseth to smite him,

Verse ConceptsSons Of The Prophets

And the king of Israel calleth unto a certain eunuch, and saith, 'Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah.'

Verse ConceptsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, 'Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.'

Verse ConceptsCreditLonelinessPoverty, Causes OfPoverty, Attitudes TowardsRiches, Believers AttitudesSchool Of ProphetsServanthood, In SocietySlavery, In OtSuffering, HardshipOppression, Examples OfCreditorsFear Of God, Examples OfDebtorsWidowsSons Of The ProphetsTwo SonsActual WidowsslaveryGodly WomanDebtSchoolBeing A Woman Of GodLeaving Parents For Spouse

And the king asketh at the woman, and she recounteth to him, and the king appointeth to her a certain eunuch, saying, 'Give back all that she hath, and all the increase of the field from the day of her leaving the land even till now.'

Verse ConceptsRestoring NationsGiving Back

and out of the city he hath taken a certain eunuch who is appointed over the men of war, and five men of those seeing the king's face who have been found in the city, and the head scribe of the host, who mustereth the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who are found in the city,

Verse ConceptsConscriptionScribesSecretaryFive PeopleSixties

and goeth down at the end of certain years unto Ahab to Samaria, and Ahab sacrificeth for him sheep and oxen in abundance, and for the people who are with him, and persuadeth him to go up unto Ramoth-Gilead.

Verse ConceptsVisiting

And the king of Israel calleth unto a certain officer, and saith, 'Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah.'

And certain of the heads of the sons of Ephraim (Azariah son of Johanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai), rise up against those coming in from the host,

only, certain from Asher, and Manasseh, and from Zebulun, have been humbled, and come in to Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsHumilityReligious Awakenings

And certain are appointed on that day over the chambers for treasures, for heave-offerings, for first-fruits, and for tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for priests, and for Levites, for the joy of Judah is over the priests, and over the Levites, who are standing up.

Verse ConceptsWagesAnimal Sacrifices, Meal OfferingTithesStores Of FoodBringing In The Tithe

And I strive with them, and declare them vile, and smite certain of them, and pluck off their hair, and cause them to swear by God, 'Ye do not give your daughters to their sons, nor do ye take of their daughters to your sons, and to yourselves.

Verse ConceptsCurses, HumanFloggingHairsDisputesHair PluckingCursing The UngodlyPeople Bound By OathsSwearinginterracial

And certain of the elders of the land rise up, and speak unto all the assembly of the people, saying,

and out of the city he hath taken a certain eunuch, who hath been inspector over the men of war, and seven men of those seeing the king's face, who have been found in the city, and the head scribe of the host, who mustereth the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land, who are found in the midst of the city;

Verse ConceptsConscriptionScribesSecretarySeven PeopleSixties

And come in unto me do certain of the elders of Israel, and sit before me.

Verse Conceptselders, as community leadersSynagogueSitting At The Feet

And it cometh to pass, in the seventh year, in the fifth month, in the tenth of the month, come in have certain of the elders of Israel to seek Jehovah, and they sit before me;

Verse ConceptsSynagogueDay 10Month 5Sitting At The Feet

Thou, O king, wast looking, and lo, a certain great image. This image is mighty, and its brightness excellent; it is standing over-against thee, and its appearance is terrible.

Verse ConceptsFear Of Other Things

Therefore at that time drawn near have certain Chaldeans, and accused the Jews;

Verse ConceptsPeople Accusing People

There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the work of the province of Babylon -- Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, these men have not made of thee, O king, any regard; thy gods they are not serving, and to the golden image thou hast raised up -- are not making obeisance.'

Verse ConceptsConformityServanthood, And Worship Of GodAnger Of Man, UnrighteousAvoiding IdolatryHow Not To WorshipNot Worshipping Idols

and to certain mighty men who are in his force he hath said to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, to cast into the burning fiery furnace.

Verse ConceptsTying Up

then they have come near, yea, they are saying before the king concerning the king's interdict: 'Hast thou not signed an interdict, that any man who seeketh from any god and man until thirty days, save of thee, O king, is cast into a den of lions?' Answered hath the king, and said, 'The thing is certain as a law of Media and Persia, that doth not pass away.'

Verse ConceptsAuthority, of human institutionsOne MonthThrowing PeopleHuman LawNot PrayingUnchanging Relationships

And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a certain ram is standing before the stream, and it hath two horns, and the two horns are high; and the one is higher than the other, and the high one is coming up last.

Verse ConceptsRamsLong ThingsHorns In AllegoryTwo Of Body Parts

And I hear a certain holy one speaking, and a certain holy one saith to the wonderful numberer who is speaking: Till when is the vision of the continual sacrifice, and of the transgression, an astonishment, to make both sanctuary and host a treading down?

Verse ConceptsBefore God ActsTrampling PlacesSurrender

and I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a certain one clothed in linen, and his loins girt with pure gold of Uphaz,

Verse ConceptsBeltsGoldLinenGold Ornaments

and a certain scribe having come, said to him, 'Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go;'

Verse ConceptsExaggerationsZeal, Without KnowledgeVolunteeringcats

Verily I say to you, there are certain of those standing here who shall not taste of death till they may see the Son of Man coming in his reign.'

Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Coming OfTasteProphecies Said By JesusNot DyingFew In The KingdomDeath AvertedNo DeathDeath Of A ChildThe Second Comingexperiencepossibilities

and having seen a certain fig-tree on the way, he came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and he saith to it, 'No more from thee may fruit be -- to the age;' and forthwith the fig-tree withered.

Verse ConceptsBearing Bad FruitGod, Power OfUnfruitfulnessMiracles Of ChristFigsDivine Power Over NatureFoliage

'Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

Verse ConceptsJourneyOccupationsTowersVineyardWallsFortsExcavationTreading GrapesLeasinglent

And Peter without was sitting in the court, and there came near to him a certain maid, saying, 'And thou wast with Jesus of Galilee!'

Verse ConceptsCourtyardDenying ChristChrist With People On Earthdenial

And certain of those standing there having heard, said -- 'Elijah he doth call;'

Verse ConceptsChrist SummoningIndividual Prophets

And while they are going on, lo, certain of the watch having come to the city, told to the chief priests all the things that happened,

Verse ConceptsEntering CitiesTelling Of HappeningsThe Chief Priests Condemning Christ

And there were certain of the scribes there sitting, and reasoning in their hearts,

Verse ConceptsReasoned Argument

As he is yet speaking, there come from the chief of the synagogue's house, certain, saying -- 'Thy daughter did die, why still dost thou harass the Teacher?'

Verse ConceptsWhile Still SpeakingDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsTroubling Individualsharassment

And gathered together unto him are the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem,

Verse ConceptsCrowds Around JesusPharisees Concerned About Christ

and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands -- that is, unwashed -- eating bread, they found fault;

Verse ConceptsDefilement, Objects OfBathing, For CleansingPurity, Nature OfThe Disciples ActionsPeople UnwashedHow People EatLack Of Holiness

and if I shall let them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way, for certain of them are come from far.'

Verse ConceptsSending people homePeople From Far AwayTired In Activity

And he said to them, 'Verily I say to you, That there are certain of those standing here, who may not taste of death till they see the reign of God having come in power.'

Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Coming OfPower, God's SavingTasteProphecies Said By JesusNot DyingChrist Telling The TruthDeath AvertedGod Showed His Power

And John did answer him, saying, 'Teacher, we saw a certain one in thy name casting out demons, who doth not follow us, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow us.'

Verse ConceptsMiracles, Nature OfPeople Casting Out DemonsIn The Name Of ChristPeople Following PeopleDemonsDiscipleshipComplainingCasting Out Demonsgroups

and certain of those standing there said to them, 'What do ye -- loosing the colt?'

Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?

and there were certain much displeased within themselves, and saying, 'For what hath this waste of the ointment been made?

Verse ConceptsFrugalityUnnamed People Angry With Others

and a certain one of those standing by, having drawn the sword, struck the servant of the chief priest, and took off his ear.

Verse ConceptsOpposition, To Sin And EvilUnwise ZealAnonymityThings StrippedSevering Body Parts

and a certain young man was following him, having put a linen cloth about his naked body, and the young men lay hold on him,

Verse ConceptsFollowing Jesus ChristLinenIdentity In Christteenager

And certain having risen up, were bearing false testimony against him, saying --

Verse ConceptsPeople Getting Up

and certain began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, 'Prophesy;' and the officers were striking him with their palms.

Verse ConceptsGesturesInsultsMockeryRidicule, Objects OfThe Smiting Of JesusBatteryBeating JesusSalivaHair PluckingBlindingJesus The ProphetOther BlindingProphesy!

And they impress a certain one passing by -- Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus -- that he may bear his cross,

Verse ConceptsBackThe CountrysideCarrying The CrossOutward CompulsionThe Cross

And certain of those standing by, having heard, said, 'Lo, Elijah he doth call;'

Verse ConceptsChrist SummoningIndividual Prophets

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;

Verse ConceptsPriests, Types Of In Nt TimesServanthood, And Worship Of GodSubdivisionsNamed Gentile RulersTimes Of People

and certain of the Pharisees said to them, 'Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?'

Verse ConceptsComplaintsConfrontationRitualLegalismDisputesPharisees Concerned About ChristThe Sabbath And Christ

and a certain centurion's servant being ill, was about to die, who was much valued by him,

Verse ConceptsdiseasesMastersEmployers, Good ExamplesNearness Of DeathDeath Looms NearPrecious

and John having called near a certain two of his disciples, sent unto Jesus, saying, 'Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?'

Verse ConceptsTwo DisciplesDisciples Of John The BaptistDifferent PersonWho Is Jesus?reassurance

'Two debtors were to a certain creditor; the one was owing five hundred denaries, and the other fifty;

Verse ConceptsTwo Needy MenLending And BorrowingDebt

and certain women, who were healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary who is called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone forth,

Verse ConceptsSatanic InvasionSeven SpiritsThose Jesus HealedDemonsCasting Out Demons

and he having gone forth upon the land, there met him a certain man, out of the city, who had demons for a long time, and with a garment was not clothed, and in a house was not abiding, but in the tombs,

Verse ConceptsLonelinessSpiritsNaked In PovertyMeeting PeopleAction For A Long TimeThose DemonisedDemons

While he is yet speaking, there doth come a certain one from the chief of the synagogue's house, saying to him -- 'Thy daughter hath died, harass not the Teacher;'

Verse ConceptsWhile Still SpeakingDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsTroubling Individuals

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things being done by him, and was perplexed, because it was said by certain, that John hath been raised out of the dead;

Verse ConceptsTetrarchHearing About ChristPuzzlementRulers Of A Fourth

and by certain, that Elijah did appear, and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;

Verse ConceptsJesus The Prophet

and I say to you, truly, there are certain of those here standing, who shall not taste of death till they may see the reign of God.'

Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Coming OfProphecies Said By JesusTasteNot DyingDeath AvertedLooking At God's Works

And John answering said, 'Master, we saw a certain one in thy name casting forth the demons, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow with us;'

Verse Conceptsdriving outIntoleranceMiracles, Nature OfPeople Casting Out DemonsIn The Name Of ChristNot With PeopleMan's Authority Over The DevilCasting Out DemonsgroupsDemonic Influence

And it came to pass, as they are going on in the way, a certain one said unto him, 'I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go, sir;'

Verse ConceptsExaggerationsRoadsWhereverfollowing

And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, 'Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?'

Verse ConceptsLawyersInheritance, SpiritualSeeking LifeTesting ChristDoing God's WorksTests

and Jesus having taken up the word, said, 'A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving him half dead.

Verse ConceptsInjuryMurderStealingSuffering, Causes OfTravelViolencePeople Stripping PeopleAfflicted To DeathActual Thievesthieves

'And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down in that way, and having seen him, he passed over on the opposite side;

Verse ConceptsPassing ByHeartlessnessluckpriestsstories

'But a certain Samaritan, journeying, came along him, and having seen him, he was moved with compassion,

Verse ConceptsOpportunities, In LifeOutsidersTravelPeople Showing Mercy

And it came to pass, in their going on, that he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, did receive him into her house,

Verse ConceptsAttitudes, to other peopleGuestsHospitality, Examples OfProperty, HousesHospitality Towards ChristWelcoming ChristReceiving Jesus As A Guestvacation

And it came to pass, in his being in a certain place praying, as he ceased, a certain one of his disciples said unto him, 'Sir, teach us to pray, as also John taught his disciples.'

Verse ConceptsHabitsJohn The BaptistTeachablenessChrist TeachingThe Disciples WordsDisciples Of John The BaptistEnd Of ActionsJesus PrayingPraying For OthersPrayingFinishing Strong

And it came to pass, in his saying these things, a certain woman having lifted up the voice out of the multitude, said to him, 'Happy the womb that carried thee, and the paps that thou didst suck!'

Verse ConceptsBreasts, Nursing MothersCrowdsWombbreasts

And in his speaking, a certain Pharisee was asking him that he might dine with him, and having gone in, he reclined (at meat),

Verse ConceptsInvitationsPharisees, Attitudes To Jesus ChristTablesReclining To EatWhile Still Speaking

And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, 'Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.'

Verse ConceptsCovetousnessInheritanceSiblingsFamily ProblemsResolving Conflict

And he spake a simile unto them, saying, 'Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;

Verse ConceptsRich, TheFertile LandWealthy PeopleFarminguncertainty

And there were present certain at that time, telling him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate did mingle with their sacrifices;

Verse ConceptsBlood Of SacrificesAnti semitismDesecration

And he spake this simile: 'A certain one had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit in it, and he did not find;

Verse ConceptsMetaphorical VineyardsSeeking For Concrete Things

On that day there came near certain Pharisees, saying to him, 'Go forth, and be going on hence, for Herod doth wish to kill thee;'

Verse ConceptsPharisees, Attitudes To Jesus ChristAmbivalenceChrist Would Be KilledPharisees Concerned About Christpharisees

And it came to pass, on his going into the house of a certain one of the chiefs of the Pharisees, on a sabbath, to eat bread, that they were watching him,

Verse ConceptsBanquets, Examples OfGuestsHomeHospitality, Examples OfPharisees, Attitudes To Jesus ChristHospitality Towards ChristWatching To EntrapOn The SabbathReceiving Jesus As A Guest

and lo, there was a certain dropsical man before him;

Verse ConceptsdiseasesDiseases, Kinds OfHealing Sickness

And he said, 'A certain man had two sons,

Verse ConceptsTwo Sons

And he said also unto his disciples, 'A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;

Verse ConceptsRich, TheThriftWasteChrist Speaking To DisciplesWealthy PeoplePropertyA Fool And His Money Shall PartMoney Managementpossessionsaccusationsaccounting

and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores,

Verse ConceptsGatesdiseasesDiseases, Kinds OfBoils Or UlcersPoverty, Causes OfStatusNamed Gateslazarus

saying, 'A certain judge was in a certain city -- God he is not fearing, and man he is not regarding --

Verse ConceptsIrreverenceBeing Seen By ManNo Fear Of GodRespectFearing GodPersistencefearless

And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, 'Good teacher, what having done -- shall I inherit life age-during?'

Verse Conceptseternal life, nature ofeagernessRulersTeachersTeachablenessSeeking LifeGood PeopleDoing God's Works

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Assured (52 instances)
Certain (773 instances)
Sealed (45 instances)
Special (220 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

ἀσφάλεια 
Asphaleia 
Usage: 3

ἀσφαλής 
Asphales 
Usage: 5

δῆλος 
Delos 
Usage: 3

ὄντως 
Ontos 
Usage: 9

πού 
Pou 
Usage: 3