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Koine Greek wordlink #150557

SR GNT 2 Pet 1:4 θείας (theias) ‘through these things you_all may become of the divine partners nature having escaped_from’ Strongs=23040 Lemma=theios
Word role=substantive adjective case=genitive gender=feminine number=singular
Year=66 AD

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

The word form ‘θείας’ (S-GFS) is always and only glossed as ‘of the 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 (S-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 1:3 θείας (theias) A-GFS ‘all things to us of the divine power of him the things’ SR GNT 2 Pet 1:3 word 8

OET-LV: 3 As having _granted all things to _us of _the divine power of _him, the things to life and devoutness, through the knowledge of _the one having _called us, to_^his_own glory and virtue, (PE2_1:3)

OET-RV: 3 He has given us everything necessary for life and godliness through his divine power as we know the one who called us to his own glory and moral excellence. (PE2 1:3)

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