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Explanation

ἐπίλυσιςStrong’s G1955

epilusis

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Epilusis is the Greek word usually translated “interpretation”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.”
2 Peter 1:20 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “interpretation”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • interpretation 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Peter 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἐπίλυσις epilusis · explanation

    ἐπί-λυσις -εως, ἡ (ἐπιλύω), [in Aq.: Gen.40:8; Sm.: Hos.3:4 * ;] 1. release. 2. solution, interpretation: 2Pe.1:20.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “explanation” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    EXPLANA'TION, noun

    [Latin explanatio.]

    The act of explaining, expounding or interpreting; exposition; illustration; interpretation; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as the explanation of a passage in scripture, or of a contract or treaty.

    1. The sense given by an expounder or interpreter.
    2. A mutual exposition of terms, meaning or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding and reconcile differences.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.