UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἐπίλυσις

MainId: 001973000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: ε

StrongCodes: G1955

BaseForms:

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