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Koine Greek wordlink #150785

SR GNT 2 Pet 1:16 σεσοφισμένοις (sesofismenois) ‘not for having_been cleverly_devised myths having followed_after we made_known’ Strongs=46790 Lemma=sofizō
Word role=verb mood=participle tense=perfect voice=passive case=dative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=66 AD Refers to Word #150786

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Only use of identical word form σεσοφισμένοις (V-PEP·DMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘σεσοφισμένοις’ (V-PEP·DMP) is always and only glossed as ‘having_been cleverly_devised’.

2 Pet 1:16 ‘not for having_been cleverly_devised myths having followed_after we made_known’ SR GNT 2 Pet 1:16 word 3

OET-LV: 16 For/Because we _made _known to _you _all the power and coming of _the master of _us Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah not having _followed _after having _been _cleverly _devised myths, but having _been _become eyewitnesses of _the greatness of _that one. (PE2_1:16)

OET-RV: 16 We didn’t follow cleverly crafted fables, but rather having been eyewitnesses of the majesty of our master Yeshua Messiah, we made his power and forthcoming return known to you. (PE2 1:16)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘sofizō’ have 2 different glosses: ‘having_been cleverly_devised’, ‘to make_wise’.

Key: V=verb