noun · feminine
epilusias
Greekἐπίλυσις (epilusis)
Strong’sG1955
solution, explanation, interpretation
stem epilusi-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἐπί-λυσις -εως, ἡ
(< ἐπιλύω), [in Aq.: Ge 40:8; Sm.: Ho 3:4 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1955 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-il'-oo-sis
explanation, i.e. application
Fromfrom G1956;
King Jamesinterpretation.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | epilusias | epilusiais |
| object accusative | epilusian | epilusiain |
| direct address vocative | epilusiar | epilusiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | epilusiau1×ἐπιλύσεως | epilusiaiu |
| to, for dative | epilusia | epilusiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
epilusia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
epilusiau“interpretation”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
2 Peter 1:20“interpretation”houtem prōtem gnōskarōtois hoti pantas profēteias grafau idiau epilusiau ouk ginetō,Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.