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Lexicon :: Strong's G1955 - epilysis

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ἐπίλυσις
Transliteration
epilysis (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-il'-oo-sis
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
1x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:337,543

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπίλυσις epílysis, ep-il'-oo-sis; from G1956; explanation, i.e. application:—interpretation.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G1955 in the following manner: interpretation (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G1955 in the following manner: interpretation (1x).
  1. a loosening, unloosing

  2. metaph. interpretation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπίλυσις epílysis, ep-il'-oo-sis; from G1956; explanation, i.e. application:—interpretation.
STRONGS G1955:
ἐπίλυσις, -εως, , (ἐπιλύω, which see), a loosening, unloosing (German Auflösung); metaphorically, interpretation: 2 Peter 1:20, on which passage see γίνομαι, 5 e. α. (Genesis 40:8 Aq.; Heliodorus 1, 18; but not Philo, vita contempl. § 10, where ἐπιδείξεως was long ago restored.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
40:8
2 Peter
1:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1955 matches the Greek ἐπίλυσις (epilysis),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:20 - knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation.
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