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διαυγάζω
diaugazō
G1306
G:V Greek

to shine through

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Diaugazo describes the day breaking through in the verse’s lamp-and-dawn comparison.

The attested use depicts the day breaking through after a lamp has shone in a dingy place, within a comparison involving attention to the prophetic word.

Senses in use

  1. The day breaking through · dominant

    In 2 Peter 1:19, the aorist active subjunctive form occurs in the clause looking ahead to the time when the day does so; the APB renders the clause "until the day shines through and the morning star rises in your hearts."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Peter 1:19, the APB presents the clause as "until the day shines through." This rendering confirms the clause’s image without isolating every aspect of the Greek form.

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