παρεισφέρω
pareispherō
G3923
G:V
Greek
to supply
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Greek
Language
pareisphero describes supplying something in addition, as diligence is supplied in the call to add virtue to faith.
Its sole attested use describes bringing diligence into the exhortation that then calls for virtue in faith and knowledge in virtue.
Senses in use
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Supplying diligence for further provision · dominant
In 2 Peter 1:5, the aorist active nominative masculine plural participle occurs with the instruction to supply diligence before the verse calls for virtue in faith and knowledge in virtue. The APB renders the clause, "after supplying all diligence,".
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Peter 1:5, the APB presents the clause as "after supplying all diligence." This identifies the clause's presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.