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ἀπεῖπον
apeipon
G0550
G:V Greek

to renounce

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apeipon marks a stated abandonment of shameful hidden practices in 2 Corinthians 4:2.

The attested use describes a decisive disavowal of “the hidden things of shame,” set against craftiness and distortion and alongside an open presentation of truth in 2 Corinthians 4:2.

Senses in use

  1. Disavowing shameful hidden practices · dominant

    The aorist middle indicative first-person plural form occurs in a clause rejecting hidden shameful matters and then denying craftiness and distortion. In 2 Corinthians 4:2 the APB renders the clause as an abandonment of “the hidden things of shame,” followed by open presentation of truth.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Corinthians 4:2, the APB presents the term within a clause of abandoning “the hidden things of shame.” Its wording is treated as presentation of the clause rather than a precise lexical equivalent.

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