Strong's Concordance epilusis: a release, an interpretation Original Word: ἐπίλυσις, εως, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: epilusis Phonetic Spelling: (ep-il'-oo-sis) Short Definition: solution, explanation, interpretation Definition: solution, explanation, interpretation; release. HELPS Word-studies 1955 epílysis (from 1909 /epí, "on, fitting" and 3089 /lýō, "to loose") – properly, unloosing (unpacking) in an apt (appropriate) manner, i.e. that builds on sound hermeneutical principles (note the epi, "upon"). 1955 /epílysis ("sound interpretation") only occurs in 2 Pet 1:20 and refers to "untying interpretation knots" to discern the true meaning of future Bible prophecy. [1956 (epilýō) is used throughout antiquity of solving problems, i.e. "getting to the bottom of things," "unraveling" the issue (see DNTT, 1, 156).] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1955: ἐπίλυσιςἐπίλυσις, ἐπιλύσεως, ἡ (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 ἐπιδειξεως was long ago restored.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance interpretation. From epiluo; explanation, i.e. Application -- interpretation. see GREEK epiluo Forms and Transliterations επιλυσεως επιλύσεως ἐπιλύσεως epiluseos epiluseōs epilyseos epilyseōs epilýseos epilýseōsLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 19551 Occurrence ἐπιλύσεως — 1 Occ. 2 Peter 1:20 N-GFS GRK: γραφῆς ἰδίας ἐπιλύσεως οὐ γίνεται NAS: is [a matter] of one's own interpretation, KJV: is of any private interpretation. INT: of Scripture of its own interpretation not is |
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