2 Peter 1:19

“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,”

2 Peter 1:19 · direct translation from the Greek
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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.

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wellκαλῶςkalōs

well

Well, rightly.

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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.

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shiningφαίνοντιphainonti

shine

To give light, shine.

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a darkαὐχμηρῷauchmērōi

dark, gloomy

Dark, gloomy, dismal.

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placeτόπῳtopōi

place

A specific spot where something is or happens.

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the dayἡμέραhēmera

daylight

Daytime, when it is light, not night.

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dawnsδιαυγάσῃdiaugasēi

dawn

Dawn, break through with light.

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the morning starφωσφόροςphōsphoros

morning star

Morning star: the one that brings the light.

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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,

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