Greek Word Study-2 Peter 1.3-8

3According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

BIBLE GREEK WORD	W. S. STRONG’S NUMBER	WORD STUDY NEW TESTAMENT INFO.	VINE’S (OT & NT W. S.)	THAYER	WORD STUDY DICTIONARY
Power, dunamis	1411	Being able, capable	p. 487d: Ability, might, mighty works, miracles, inherent power ABILITY p.2d: power in action MIGHT: p. 406d: inherent ability, capability, ability to perform anything	p.159a: strength, power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature, or which a person or thing exerts and puts forth, moral power & excellence of soul.	p. 485d-487a (I)(C) Spoken of God, the Messiah, the great power of God, meaning His almighty energy
Given, doreomai	1433	p. 908a: dorea: a free gift wt emphasis on the gratuitous character, spiritual, supernatural gift	p. 265d: to bestow, make a gift of, grant	p. 162d: to present1431: freely, gratis	from doreá (1431), gift. To make a gift of. 2 Pet. 1:3 it is used to denote the free giving of the power of God resulting in life and godliness, not because somebody deserves it, but because it is available to all; it is a free gift. 2 Pet. 1:4 refers to the promises of God given to the believers as being initiated by God Himself and therefore undeserved promises.
BIBLE GREEK WORD	W. S. STRONG’S NUMBER	WORD STUDY NEW TESTAMENT INFO.	VINE’S (OT & NT W. S.)	THAYER	WORD STUDY DICTIONARY
Life, zoe	2222	Referring to the principle of life in the sprit & soul, expressing all of the highest & best which Christ is & He gives to the saints	p. 367d-368a: life as God has it, that which the Father has in Himself, eternal life which is the present actual possession of the believer through which we enjoy conscious & eternal fellowship wt God.	p. 273b-274b: absolute fullness of life, both essential and ethical, which belongs to God, life real and genuine, a life active and vigorous, devoted to God, blessed, in the portion even in this world of those who put their trust in Christ, but after the resurrection to be consummated by new accessions (among them a more perfect body), and to last for ever.(Deut 30:15,19; Mal 2:5; Ps 33:13; Prov 8:35, 12:28)	p. 703b-704b (II) “the life of God” meaning that which God requires, a godly life (2 Pet. 1:3). (III) blessed life, life that satisfies, being indwelt by God but not necessarily favored by circumstances.(B) that life of bliss and glory in the kingdom of God which awaits the true disciples of Christ after the resurrection, or the life that is to come eternal life.
BIBLE GREEK WORD	W. S. STRONG’S NUMBER	WORD STUDY NEW TESTAMENT INFO.	VINE’S (OT & NT W. S.)	THAYER	WORD STUDY DICTIONARY
Godliness, eusebeia	2150	Devotion, piety toward God, the whole of true religion, life which is morally good	p. 272d: does what is well-pleasing to GodPIETY p.471c: to reverenceWORSHIP p.686d: not confined to praise; direct acknowledgement to God, of His nature, attributes, ways and claims, whether by the outgoing of the heart in praise and thanksgiving or by deed done in such acknowledgment.	p.262c: respect towards God	p. 682d-684b: well–directed reverence, not an inward, inherent holiness, an externalized piety, attitude of reverence toward God akin to holiness, sanctity, decorum, a proper standard accepted by God and His people, propriety, orderliness, seemliness. a life that is acceptable to Christ, a holiness initiated in the life of the believer by Christ Himself through the Holy Spirit. (2 Pet. 1:3) our spiritual life and reverence toward God are gifts of God. a Christian virtue and as part of a developmental process based upon an increased knowledge of God and how to please Him (2 Pet. 1:5). it precedes love of the brethren, man’s attitude to man. Opposite: ungodliness, impiety-a characteristic of unbelievers who have absolutely no fear of God and do not bow their knee even to idols or anything that is imagined to be beyond themselves.
BIBLE GREEK WORD	W. S. STRONG’S NUMBER	WORD STUDY NEW TESTAMENT INFO.	VINE’S (OT & NT W. S.)	THAYER	WORD STUDY DICTIONARY
Knowledge, epignosis	1922rt. 1921	Clear & exact knowledge, knowledge which very powerfully influences the form of the religious life, it indicates the relation of the person knowing to the object of his knowledge, it affects the religious blessings possessed by the subject & determines the manifestation of the religious life	p. 347b-348c: to observe, fully perceive, notice attentively, discern, recognize, full knowledge, discernment, recognitionACKNOWLEDGE p.11c: to know thoroughly, to recognize a thing to be what it really is	p.237a-c: precise knowledge, knowledge of God’s holy will & blessings He bestows through Christ, true knowledge of Christ’s nature, dignity, benefits, become thoroughly acquainted with, know thoroughly, know accurately, know well, find out, understand	p.624c: it expresses a more thorough participation in the acquiring of knowledge on the part of the learner, a knowledge laying claim to personal involvement. Syn.: pístis (4102), faith, since it is the means of the acceptance of divine revelation as epígnosis can be said to be the comprehension of divine revelation to man
Called, kaleo	2564	Call, invite, divine invitation to participate in the blessings of redemption, to name	p.86b: summon	p.321b-322a: call aloud, utter in a loud voice, call out, call forth from, enlisted in the service of Christ, bear a name or title	p.811d-813b: To call to someone in order that he may come or go somewhereParticularly with a voice as a shepherd calls his flock, send for, direct to come, call authoritatively
BIBLE GREEK WORD	W. S. STRONG’S NUMBER	WORD STUDY NEW TESTAMENT INFO.	VINE’S (OT & NT W. S.)	THAYER	WORD STUDY DICTIONARY
Glory, doxa	1391rt. 1380 dokeo (to seem)	Appearance, reputation, recognition belonging to a person, honor, renown, form, aspect, that appearance of something that catches the eye or attracts attention-not outwardly but what reflects from within, splendor, brilliance, brightness, adornment, excellence & perfection of the divine nature	p.267d-268b: nature & acts of God in self-manifestation (what He essentially is & does, in whatever way He reveals Himself particularly in Christ, His everlasting power & divinity (attributes & power as revealed in creation), manifested perfection of His character, His righteousness“shekinah” in OT Holy of Holies (Ex 16:10; 25:22)	p.155c-156d: magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, grace, a thing belonging to God, the kingly majesty which belongs to him as supreme ruler, majesty in the sense of the absolute perfection of the deity, a thing belonging to Christ, the absolutely perfect inward or personal excellency of Christ	p.478b-481b: perfection, luster, dazzling light, radiant glory, the One possessing infinite perfections; of the divine perfections as manifested in the power of God, “kabod” in OT--heaviness (i.e., weight) , worthiness. the revelation of God’s person, nature, and presence to mankind, sometimes with visible phenomena. The present invisible glory of the believer through his union with Christ by the Spirit is greater than the visible glory recorded in the OT (2 Cor. 3:7–11). The glory of God recognized in Christ by the believer is a new creation of life (2 Cor. 4:6).
Virtue, arete	703	Excellency, being pleasing to God, what gives man his worth in a moral sense, perfection, force or energy of H.S. accompanying the preaching of the Gospel, courage, fortitude, resolution, moral excellence	p.661d: Intrinsic eminence, moral goodness, renown, excellence or praise, the manifestation of His divine power, an essential quality in the exercise of faith	p. 73a: any excellence of a person, eminent endowment property or quality, moral vigor, God’s power, His excellences, perfections which shine forth in our calling & salvation, splendor, glory (Hab 3:3; Zech 6:13; Is 43:21; 42:12; 63:7)	p.251d: superiority or pleasing to God, goodness of action, surpassing, preeminence, usefulness, benefit
BIBLE GREEK WORD	W. S. STRONG’S NUMBER	WORD STUDY NEW TESTAMENT INFO.	VINE’S (OT & NT W. S.)	THAYER	WORD STUDY DICTIONARY
Precious, timios	5093	N/A	p. 482c: COSTLY,p.131d: HONORABLE, p.311a: valuableREPUTATIONDEAR, p149a: held in honor, accounted as of great price, esteemed	p.624b: especially dear	p.1384a: respected, held in esteem, valued, prized, of high price, worthy
Promises, epaggelma Epaggello	1862rt. 1861	Assurance, only occurs in 2 Pet 1:4; 3:131861: proclaim as public announcements or decrees, messages, or summons	p.491d: a promise made, profess	p.227c	p.610a: tell, declare, issuing a command, god’s divine promise of spontaneous salvation
Be, ginomai	1096	Made from nothing, occur, come to pass	60c: become, origin, result	115b: rise, arise, come into power, execute, celebrate, cast	367d-372a: change of state, place, exist,
Partakers, koinonosKoinoo	2844rt. 2840	Make anything common, partner, companion, share, fellowship with, participation	p.459c: having in commonPARTNER, p.460d: communion	p.352c: associate, comrade,	p.873c: joint participator
BIBLE GREEK WORD	W. S. STRONG’S NUMBER	WORD STUDY NEW TESTAMENT INFO.	VINE’S (OT & NT W. S.)	THAYER	WORD STUDY DICTIONARY
Nature, phusis phuo	5449rt. 5453	N/A5453: become, increase, grow	P.427b: bring forth, produce, natural powers or constitution of a person, origin, birth,	p.660c: force, laws, order of things, natural sense, sum of innate properties & powers by which one person differs from another, distinctive native peculiarities, natural characteristics	p.1459b: nature, essence, essential constitution and properties, constitution and order of God in the natural world, species of living creatures, God’s nature here refers not to His essence but to certain of His attributes, i.e., divine qualities. It is similar to the expression in 1:4 theías dunámeos (theíos [2304], divine; dúnamis [1411], power), divine power.
Corruption, phthora phtheiro	5356rt. 5351	N/A5351: destruction, spoil, seduce to evil company or corrupt opinions	p.131b: bringing into a worse or inferior condition, destroy or perish but not involving annihilation	p.652d: moral decay	p. 1443b: ruin, fraying or wasting away, deterioration, slaughter, change of existing state, moral or spiritual sense of corruption
World, kosmos	2889	To set in order, adorn, sum total of the material universe	p. 685b: order, arrangement, the earth	p.356d-357d: ungodly multitude, all men alienated from God & therefore hostile to the cause of Christ, worldly affairs, earthly things that stir desire, seduce from God & are obstacles to the cause of Christ	P880d-882c: The present world, the present order of things, as opposed to the kingdom of Christ; and hence, always with the idea of transience, worthlessness and evil both physical and moral, the seat of cares, temptations, irregular desires
BIBLE GREEK WORD	W. S. STRONG’S NUMBER	WORD STUDY NEW TESTAMENT INFO.	VINE’S (OT & NT W. S.)	THAYER	WORD STUDY DICTIONARY
Lust, epithumia	1939	Active & individual desire (lust) resulting from pathos (3806), diseased condition of soul, PATHOS: to wound, hurt, suffer, soul’s diseased condition out of which various lusts spring	p.384b: strong desire of any kind (good or bad), emotions of soulDESIRE: p.161c: craving, longing, passion, affection	p.238d: desire for what is forbidden,	p.627c: irregular & inordinate desire, carnal appetites, worldly desires, desires of the eyes, desires fixed on sensual objects as pleasures, profits, honors, lewdness
Diligence, spoude	4710	N/A	p.169b: earnestness, zeal, , carefulness, CARE p.89d: haste, earnest care, forwardness	p.585c: diligence, earnestness in accomplishing, promoting, or striving after anything, interest oneself most earnestly	p.1307d: to speed, urge, hasten, press, readiness, attention
BIBLE GREEK WORD	W. S. STRONG’S NUMBER	WORD STUDY NEW TESTAMENT INFO.	VINE’S (OT & NT W. S.)	THAYER	WORD STUDY DICTIONARY
Faith, pistis	4102	Persuaded, belief, confidence, assurance, proof	p.222c:firm persuasion, conviction based upon hearing, trust, fidelity, firm conviction, ASSURANCE: p.43b: guarantee BELIEF: p. 61a: reliance upon, commit to	p. 512d-514d: conviction of the truth	p.1162c-1164c: to win over, persuade, firm persuasion, conviction, belief in the truth, veracity, reality or faithfulness, that which is believed, doctrine, persuasion is not the outcome of imagination but is based on fact, something which stands on proof arrived at inductively, means of appropriating what God in Christ has for man, resulting in the transformation of man’s character and way of life, firm and confiding belief in Jesus and His gospel, various predominant traits of Christian character as arising from and combined with Christian faith, confirmation
Knowledge, gnosis	1108	Present & fragmentary knowledge as contrasted with epignosis (1922), clear & exact knowledge which expresses a more thorough participation on the part of the subject	p.348b: a seeking to know, an enquiry, investigation,	p.119c: intelligence, understanding, moral wisdom	p.378c: power of knowing, comprehension, practical knowledge, discretion, prudence, doctrine, science (Prov 13:16; Dan 1:4; Mal 2:7 daath)
BIBLE GREEK WORD	W. S. STRONG’S NUMBER	WORD STUDY NEW TESTAMENT INFO.	VINE’S (OT & NT W. S.)	THAYER	WORD STUDY DICTIONARY
Temperance, egkrateia	1466	N/A	p.620d: self-control, controlling power of the will under the operation of the Spirit of God, in 2 Pet. 1:6, it follows “knowledge,” suggesting that what is learnt requires to be put into practice.	p.166d: the virtue of one who masters his desires & passions, especially his sensual appetites	p.499d contentedness, sufficiency; soberness
Patience, hupomone	5281	To abide under, endurance toward things or circumstances-not people, quality that does not surrender to circumstances or succumb under trial	p.462d: persistence, perseverance, it perfects Christian character	p.644c: steadfastness, constancy, characteristic of a man who is unswerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith & piety by even the greatest trials & sufferings, sustaining	p.1425c: remain under, bearing up under, constancy under suffering in faith & duty, quality of mind, bearing of evils & suffering wt tranquil mind
Brotherly Kindness, philadelphia	5360	Love of Christians for one another, brotherly love out of a common spiritual life	p.82a: love of the brethern	p.653b: love which Christians cherish for each other as brethern	p.1143d: one who loves his brother, benevolence, friendship
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Charity, agape	26	Not a common word, only used in religion, Benevolent love, its benevolence shown not by doing what the person loved desires, but what the one who loves deems as needed by the one loved	p.97b: see LOVELOVE, p.381d-382c: Love can be known only from the actions it prompts. God’s love is seen in the gift of His Son, It was an exercise of the Divine will in deliberate choice made without assignable cause save that which lies in the nature of God, Christian love is the fruit of His Spirit in the Christian, beloved	p.4b-5a: affection, good-will, love feasts were conducted before communion where poor shared a meal with the rich	p.66c-67b:affectionate regard, good will toward others, love of our neighbor, brotherly affection, love that is derived from God
Abound, pleonazo	4121	N/A	p.4b: see ABUNDANCEABUNDANCE, p. 6b: more, greater in quantity, superabound, increase, over	p.516a: exist in abundance, be multiplied, augmented	p.1168-1173a: have or cause to have much, or more than enough, have a surplus, recognize that you have more than you need due to God’s gift to share wt others so they won’t lack (Lk 12:15-21 cp wt Ex16:18), more than sufficient, to have too much, enough for the satisfaction of one’s needs and left over, related to pleres (4314), full, unable to contain more
BIBLE GREEK WORD	W. S. STRONG’S NUMBER	WORD STUDY NEW TESTAMENT INFO.	VINE’S (OT & NT W. S.)	THAYER	WORD STUDY DICTIONARY
Make, kathistemi	2525	Set or place down, bring to, place in an office or condition, make somebody something, put in a situation or position,	p.387b: set in order, APPOINT, p.33c: make or to set a person to a place of authority, CONDUCT, p.120a: to stand down or set down, bringing to a certain place, conducting, ordain, set	p.314b: put down, place, set one over something, in charge of it, conduct the worship of God, render, cause to be,	p. 799b-800a: bring to pass, become, existing as, prescribe
Barren, argos	692	Not at work, idle, not employed, inactive, unprofitable	p.51a: yielding no return, slow IDLE, p.316d: ineffective, worthless, unfruitful, abolish	p. 72a: doing nothing, at leisure, lazy, shunning the labor which one ought to perform, sluggish	p.249a: “slow bellies,” lazy gluttons; indolent, slothful in Christian duty, insincere, false, insincere language of a person who speaks one thing and means another, indolent, slothful
Unfruitful, akarpos	175	N/A	p.651c: see FRUIT, B No.2, p.257b: no profit, not having that which is produced by the inherent energy of a living organism, not of works or deeds, having no visible expression of power working inwardly and invisibly, not having the evidence of the character of the power producing it	p.21c: without fruit, not yielding what it ought to yield;, contributing nothing to the instruction, improvement, comfort of others	p.109c: unprofitable, bearing no or bad fruit, useless