having given, able to give security, trustworthy, secure, to be relied on, security, safe to be entrusted with, equal, sufficiently strong, sufficient justification
having given or able to give security, trustworthy, secure, δόμοι E. Med. 387; λόγος Id. Andr. 192; ποιεῖν δόσιν ἐ. Id. Ph. 759; ζημία ἐ. a penalty to be relied on (for the prevention of crime), Th. 3.46; φρουρά D.H. 2.37: Comp. -ώτερος Them. Or. 26.321d: Sup. -ώτατος, μάρτυς Ath. 9.398f; τὸ τῆς φρουρᾶς ἐ. security, Hdn. 2.13.8; ἐ. πρὸς ἀσφάλειαν, εἰς σωτηρίαν, Plu. Gen.Socr. 2.595f, Stoic.rep. 1055b: c. gen., σωφροσύνης τρόπος οὗτος ἐ. AP 10.56.11 (Pall.); ἀπορρήτων ἐ. safe to be entrusted with
II having received a pledge, secured against danger
Pass., having received a pledge, secured against danger, ἱκέτης S. OC 284.