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μυωπάζω
muōpazō
G3467
G:V Greek

be nearsighted

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Muopazo describes the condition of being nearsighted in the portrayal of a person also called blind.

The sole attested use portrays a person as nearsighted alongside being called blind, within a statement about lacking the listed qualities.

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  1. Being nearsighted in a portrayal of blindness · dominant

    In 2 Peter 1:9, the present active nominative singular masculine participle describes the person who lacks “these things”; the APB renders the clause “he is blind, being nearsighted.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Peter 1:9, the APB presents the term in the phrase “being nearsighted,” alongside “he is blind.” The verse is read as a whole.

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