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ἐπίλυσις

MainId: 001973000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: ε

StrongCodes: G1955

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 001973001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ἐπίλυσις

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -εως

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'λύω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 001973001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 33.141

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Communication

      LEXSubDomains: Interpret, Mean, Explain

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-06-23 09:27:15

         DefinitionShort: to explain the meaning of something, with the implication that the text in question is difficult or complex

         Glosses: ['to explain', 'meaning', 'explanation']

         Comments: In {S:06100102000018} ἐπίλυσις clearly involves the interpretation, not the formulation, of a text.

      LEXReferences: 2PET 1:20