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Koine Greek wordlink #150514

SR GNT 2 Pet 1:3 θείας (theias) ‘all things to us of the divine power of him the things’ Strongs=23040 Lemma=theios
Word role=adjective case=genitive gender=feminine number=singular
Year=66 AD

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Only use of identical word form θείας (A-GFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘θείας’ (A-GFS) is always and only glossed as ‘divine’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘theios’ have 2 different glosses: ‘of the divine’, ‘divine’.

Greek words (2) other than θείας (A-GFS) with a gloss related to ‘divine’

ACTs 17:29 θεῖον (theion) S-ANS ‘thoughts of human_origin the divine to_be similar’ SR GNT Acts 17:29 word 24

OET-LV: 29 Therefore being descent of_ the _god, we _ought not to _be _thinking about _gold or silver or a_stone mark of_the_craft and thoughts of _human _origin, to _be similar the divine. (ACT_17:29)

OET-RV: 29 So since we are God’s offspring, we shouldn’t be putting gold or silver or stone craftsmanship in the same class as the divine. (ACT 17:29)

2 PET 1:4 θείας (theias) S-GFS ‘through these things you_all may become of the divine partners nature having escaped_from’ SR GNT 2 Pet 1:4 word 19

OET-LV: 4 through which has _granted his precious and greatest promises to _us, in _order _that through these things you _all _may _become partners of_the_divine nature, having _escaped _from from _the corruption in the the_world by lust. (PE2_1:4)

OET-RV: 4 Through these things, he has given us precious and very great promises that you will become participants of the divine nature after escaping the corruption in the world of lust. (PE2 1:4)

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective ANS=accusative,neuter,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular