Lexicon
προφητικός
prophētikos
G4397
G:A Greek

prophetic

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Prophetikos describes the word set before readers as firm and requiring attentive hearing in 2 Peter 1:19.

The attested use describes a word presented as firm and as the object of sustained attention in 2 Peter 1:19.

Senses in use

  1. Describing the firm word requiring attention · dominant

    In 2 Peter 1:19, the accusative singular masculine form modifies “word” in the clause that calls it “more firm” and urges attention to it; the APB renders the phrase “the prophetic word more firm.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Peter 1:19, the APB presents the clause as “the prophetic word more firm.” This wording is treated as the verse's rendering rather than a precise lexical equation.

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