It was later adopted by the Homeric Greeks in the form of the adjective ἄσφαλἤς, ἐς  signifying "firm," "stable," "secure," and the corresponding verb ἄσφαλίξω, ίσω meaning "to make firm or stable," "to secure".
ɪt wʌz lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐdˈɑːptᵻd baɪ ðə hoʊmˈɛɹɪk ɡɹˈiːks ɪnðə fˈɔːɹm ʌvðɪ ˈædʒɪktˌɪv lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈɛfzˈiəɹoʊfˈoːɹ sˈɪɡmə fˈaɪ ˈælfə lˈæmdə lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈɛftˈuːfˈoːɹ sˈɪɡmə, lˌɛɾɚwˌʌnˌɛfwˈʌnzˌiəɹoʊsˈɪɡmə sˈɪɡnᵻfˌaɪɪŋ "fˈɜːm," "stˈeɪbəl," "sᵻkjˈʊɹ," ænd ðə kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndɪŋ vˈɜːb lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈɛfzˈiəɹoʊfˈoːɹsˈɪɡməfˈaɪˈælfəlˈæmdəaɪˈoʊɾəksˈaɪoʊmˈeɪɡə, aɪˈoʊɾəsˈɪɡməoʊmˈeɪɡə mˈiːnɪŋ "tə mˌeɪk fˈɜːm ɔːɹ stˈeɪbəl," "tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ".