2 Peter 1:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ signified unto me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἰδὼς ὅτι ταχινή ἐστιν ἡ ἀπόθεσις τοῦ σκηνώματός μου, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς ἐδήλωσέν μοι.

Transliteration

Knowing that tachinē estin the apothesis of the skēnōmatos of me, even as also the Kyrios of us Iēsous Christos edēlōsen to me.

Grammar Details

Εἰδὼς: perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - 'knowing'
ὅτι: conjunction - 'that'
*tachinē*: nominative, feminine, singular - swift/soon
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - 'is'
*apothesis*: nominative, feminine, singular - putting off/laying aside
*skēnōmatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - tent/tabernacle
μου: genitive, singular - 'of me/my'
καθὼς: conjunction - 'even as/just as'
*Kyrios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Lord
ἡμῶν: genitive, plural - 'of us/our'
*Iēsous Christos*: nominative, masculine, singular - 'Jesus Christ'
*edēlōsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - 'showed/made clear'
μοι: dative, singular - 'to me'

Word Meanings

*tachinē*: swift/quick/imminent/sudden
*apothesis*: putting off/laying aside/removal
*skēnōmatos*: tent/tabernacle/bodily frame
*edēlōsen*: showed/made clear/revealed/declared

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Referenced Verses

2 Tim 4:6 : 6 For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come.
John 21:18-19 : 18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. 19 Now this he spake, signifying by what manner of death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
Deut 4:21-22 : 21 Furthermore Jehovah was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over the Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance: 22 but I must die in this land, I must not go over the Jordan; but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
Deut 31:14 : 14 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.
Josh 23:14 : 14 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which Jehovah your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, not one thing hath failed thereof.
1 Kgs 2:2-3 : 2 I am going the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man; 3 and keep the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, [and] his commandments, and his ordinances, and his testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself.
Acts 20:25 : 25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, {G2316} shall see my face no more.

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