2 Peter 1:2:42 Pet.1.2.W4TAB
εἰρήνη
eirehnê
“peace”
- Transliteration
- ei-REH-nê
- Extended
- ei-REH-neh
- IPA
- /eiˈrɛː.nɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- peace
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ei-REH-nê
- sentence
KHA-ris hy-MEEN KAI ei-REH-nê plê-thyn-THEI-ê en e-pi-GNO-sei TOU the-OU KAI ee-ay-SOO TOU ky-REE-ou hê-MON
Exegesis
The verse functions as an optative wish centered on the aorist passive optative verb plethuntheiē {πληθυνθείη | plē-thun-theí-ē} ‘may be multiplied’, with the coordinated nominatives charis kai eirene {χάρις καὶ εἰρήνη | chá-ris kaí ei-rḗ-nē} serving as the grammatical subject.
Root and etymology
eiroepsilon–iota–rho–omega
“to join, bind together”
In context — 2 Peter 1:2
Grace and peace be increased for you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord .
About this coordinate
2 Peter 1:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Peter 1:2, so the Greek word εἰρήνη (eirehnê) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Pet.1.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.1.2.W4.S1) and character.