Bible Verse Dictionary
2 Peter 1:16 - Fables
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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For | G1063 | γάρ |
[Conjunction] properly assigning a reason (used in argument explanation or intensification; often with other particles) |
we have not | G3756 | οὐ |
the absolutely negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not |
followed | G1811 | ἐξακολουθέω |
[Verb] to follow out that is (figuratively) to imitate obey yield to |
cunningly devised | G4679 | σοφίζω |
[Verb] to render wise; in a sinister acceptation to form |
fables | G3454 | μῦθος |
[Noun Masculine] a tale that is fiction ( |
when we made known | G1107 | γνωρίζω |
[Verb] to make known; subjectively to know |
unto you | G5213 | ὑμῖν |
to (with or by) you |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
power | G1411 | δύναμις |
[Noun Feminine] force (literally or figuratively); specifically miraculous power (usually by implication a miracle itself) |
and | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
coming | G3952 | παρουσία |
[Noun Feminine] a being near that is advent (often return; specifically of Christ to punish Jerusalem or finally the wicked); (by implication) physical aspect |
of our | G2257 | ἡμῶν |
of (or from) us |
Lord | G2962 | κύριος |
[Noun Masculine] supreme in authority that is (as noun) controller; by implication Mr . (as a respectful title) |
Jesus | G2424 | Ἰησοῦς |
[Noun Masculine] Jesus (that is Jehoshua) the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites |
Christ | G5547 | Χριστός |
[Adjective] anointed that is the Messiah an epithet of Jesus |
but | G235 | ἀλλά |
[Conjunction] properly other things that is (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
were | G1096 | γίνομαι |
[Verb] to cause to be ( |
eyewitnesses | G2030 | ἐπόπτης |
[Noun Masculine] a looker on |
of his | G1565 | ἐκεῖνος |
that one (or [neuter] thing); often intensified by the article prefixed |
majesty | G3168 | μεγαλειότης |
[Noun Feminine] superbness that is glory or splendor |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.