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Koine Greek wordlink #150546

SR GNT 2 Pet 1:4 μέγιστα (megista) ‘his precious and greatest to us promises has granted’ Strongs=31760 Lemma=megistos^*
Word role=adjective case=accusative gender=neuter number=plural
Year=66 AD

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Only use of identical word form μέγιστα (A-ANP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μέγιστα’ (A-ANP) is always and only glossed as ‘greatest’.

2 Pet 1:4 ‘his precious and greatest to us promises has granted’ SR GNT 2 Pet 1:4 word 8

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)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘megistos’ in the Greek originals.

Key: A=adjective ANP=accusative,neuter,plural