2 Peter
2 Peter 1:19
19We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We also have | ἔχομεν | echomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| word | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| of the prophets | προφητικὸν | prophētikon | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4397 prophetic |
| as confirmed beyond doubt | βεβαιότερον | bebaioteron | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular - Comparative | G949 firm, steadfast, enduring |
| you will do | ποιεῖτε | poieite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| well | καλῶς | kalōs | Adverb | G2573 well, nobly, rightly |
| to pay attention | προσέχοντες | prosechontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4337 I pay attention to, devote myself to |
| to it | ᾧ | hō | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| to a lamp | λύχνῳ | lychnō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3088 a lamp |
| shining | φαίνοντι | phainonti | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular | G5316 I shine, appear, seem |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| dark | αὐχμηρῷ | auchmērō | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G850 dingy, dusky, obscure, dark, funereal |
| place | τόπῳ | topō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G5117 a place |
| until | ἕως | heōs | Preposition | G2193 until, as far as |
| day | ἡμέρα | hēmera | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| dawns | διαυγάσῃ | diaugasē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1306 I shine through, dawn |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| morning star | φωσφόρος | phōsphoros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5459 light-bearing, radiant, the morning-star |
| rises | ἀνατείλῃ | anateilē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G393 I make to rise, I rise, shine |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| hearts | καρδίαις | kardiais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 119:105 · Isaiah 9:2 · Revelation 22:16 · John 5:39 · John 1:7–9 · 2 Corinthians 4:4–6 · Isaiah 8:20 · Revelation 2:28 · Proverbs 6:23 · Psalm 19:7–9 · Luke 1:78–79 · Isaiah 60:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.