2 Peter 1:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.”

2 Peter 1:16 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Peter 1:1622 words

GreekMeaning

ΟὐOu

NotadverbG3756

γὰρgar

forwordG1063

σεσοφισμένοιςsesophismenois

contrivedverbG4679

μύθοιςmythois

fablesnounG3454

ἐξακολουθήσαντεςexakolouthēsantes

having followedverbG1811

ἐγνωρίσαμενegnōrisamen

we have made knownverbG1107

ὑμῖνhymin

to youpronounG4771

τὴνtēn

thearticleG3588

τοῦtou

of thearticleG3588

κυρίουkyriou

LordnounG2962

ἡμῶνhēmōn

of uspronounG1473

ἸησοῦIēsou

JesusnounG2424

ΧριστοῦChristou

ChristnounG5547

δύναμινdynamin

powernounG1411

καὶkai

andwordG2532

παρουσίανparousian

comingnounG3952

ἀλλ’all’

butwordG235

ἐπόπταιepoptai

eyewitnessesnounG2030

γενηθέντεςgenēthentes

having beenverbG1096

τῆςtēs

thearticleG3588

ἐκείνουekeinou

of HisdemonstrativeG1565

μεγαλειότητοςmegaleiotētos

majestynounG3168

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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