2 Peter 1:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τοῦτο πρῶτον γινώσκοντες, ὅτι πᾶσα προφητεία γραφῆς ἰδίας ἐπιλύσεως οὐ γίνεται.

Transliteration

This prōton ginōskontes, that all prophēteia graphēs idias epilyseōs not ginetai.

Grammar Details

Τοῦτο: accusative, neuter, singular - 'this'
*prōton*: adverb - first/firstly
*ginōskontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - 'knowing'
ὅτι: conjunction - 'that'
πᾶσα: nominative, feminine, singular - 'all/every'
*prophēteia*: nominative, feminine, singular - prophecy
*graphēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - scripture/writing
*idias*: genitive, feminine, singular - one's own/private
*epilyseōs*: genitive, feminine, singular - interpretation/explanation
οὐ: negative particle - 'not'
*ginetai*: present middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - 'becomes/happens'

Word Meanings

*prōton*: first/primarily/chiefly
*ginōskontes*: knowing/understanding/recognizing
*prophēteia*: prophecy/prediction/inspired utterance
*graphēs*: scripture/writing/written text
*idias*: one's own/private/particular
*epilyseōs*: interpretation/explanation/solution
*ginetai*: becomes/happens/comes about/originates

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

2 Pet 3:3 : 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
Rom 6:6 : 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
Rom 12:6 : 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
Rom 13:11 : 11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
1 Tim 1:9 : 9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

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