Andκαὶwe haveἔχομενthe propheticτὸν προφητικὸνwordλόγονas more sure,βεβαιότερονto whichᾧyou doποιεῖτεwellκαλῶςto pay attentionπροσέχοντεςasὡςto a lampλύχνῳshiningφαίνοντιinἐνa darkαὐχμηρῷplace,τόπῳuntilἕως οὗthe dayἡμέραdawnsδιαυγάσῃandκαὶthe morning starφωσφόροςrisesἀνατείλῃinἐνyour hearts,ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν
2 Peter 1:19
Study it in the app“And we have the prophetic word as more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,”
With the Greek beneath
2 Peter 1:19, word by word
- we haveἔχομενechomen
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echomen” appears- the propheticπροφητικὸνprophētikon
prophetic
Prophetic.
Where else “prophētikon” appears- wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears- as more sureβεβαιότερονbebaioteron
firm, sure
Firm, secure, sure: what does not fail.
Where else “bebaioteron” appears- you doποιεῖτεpoieite
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poieite” appears- wellκαλῶςkalōs
well
Well, rightly.
Where else “kalōs” appears- to pay attentionπροσέχοντεςprosechontes
pay attention
To fix one's mind on something or someone and take it into account.
Where else “prosechontes” appears- to a lampλύχνῳlychnōi
lamp
Oil lamp.
Where else “lychnōi” appears- shiningφαίνοντιphainonti
shine
To give light, shine.
Where else “phainonti” appears- a darkαὐχμηρῷauchmērōi
dark, gloomy
Dark, gloomy, dismal.
Where else “auchmērōi” appears- placeτόπῳtopōi
place
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topōi” appears- the dayἡμέραhēmera
daylight
Daytime, when it is light, not night.
Where else “hēmera” appears- dawnsδιαυγάσῃdiaugasēi
dawn
Dawn, break through with light.
Where else “diaugasēi” appears- the morning starφωσφόροςphōsphoros
morning star
Morning star: the one that brings the light.
Where else “phōsphoros” appears- risesἀνατείλῃanateilēi
rise
To appear in the sky, like the sun or light.
Where else “anateilēi” appears- your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiais
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardiais” appears
Translation note
“More sure”: it can also be understood as “very sure,” or “confirmed” by what they saw.
The context
18And we heard this voice borne from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
19 · This verse (above)
20knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation,