Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review. 2. (v. t.) To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; -- opposed to deny. 3. (v. t.) To declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial sanction. See Affirmation. 4. (v. i.) To declare or assert positively. 5. (v. i.) To make a solemn declaration, before an authorized magistrate or tribunal, under the penalties of perjury; to testify by affirmation. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia AFFIRM; AFFIRMATIVES a-fur'-ma-tivs (diischurizomai). The verb "affirm" occurs in several passages of the New Testament in the sense of "assert" Luke 22:59 Acts 12:15; Acts 25:19 pha-sko; Romans 3:8 phemi; 1Ti 17, Titus 3:8 diabebaioomai. The Hebrew does not employ affirmative particles, but gives a positive reply by either repeating the word in question or by substituting the first person in the reply for the second person in the question, or by employing the formula: "Thou hast said" or "Thou hast rightly said." The Saviour used this idiom (su eipas) when answering Judas and Caiaphas (Matthew 26:25, 64). A peculiar elegance occasionally attaches to the interpretation of the Scriptures because of their use of an affirmative and a negative together, rendering the sense more emphatic; sometimes the negative occurs first, as in Psalm 118:17: "I shall not die, but live"; sometimes the affirmative precedes, as in Isaiah 88:1: "Thou shalt die, and not bye" John 1:20 is made peculiarly emphatic because of the negative placed between two affirmatives: "And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ." Frank E. Hirsch

Multi-Version Concordance Affirm (7 Occurrences) Romans 3:8 Why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), "Let us do evil, that good may come?" Those who say so are justly condemned. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT) Romans 4:9 This declaration of blessedness, then, does it come simply to the circumcised, or to the uncircumcised as well? For Abraham's faith--so we affirm--was placed to his credit as righteousness. (WEY) 1 Corinthians 15:31 I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. (WEB NAS) Ephesians 4:17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, (See NAS RSV) 1 Timothy 1:7 desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NIV) Titus 3:8 This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men; (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT) Jeremiah 23:31 Lo, I 'am' against the prophets, An affirmation of Jehovah, Who are making smooth their tongue, And they affirm -- an affirmation. (Root in YLT)