2 Peter 1:8:112 Pet.1.8.W11TAB
καθίστησιν
kathisteesin
“makes”
- Transliteration
- ka-THI-stee-sin
- Extended
- kah-THIH-stee-sin
- IPA
- /kaˈtʰiː.steː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- makes
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ka-THI-stee-sin
- sentence
TAU-ta gar hy-MEEN hy-PAR-khon-ta KAI ple-o-NA-dzon-ta ouk ar-GOUS ou-DE a-KAR-pous ka-THI-stee-sin eis tên tou KY-ree-ou hê-MON ee-ay-SOO khree-STOO e-PI-gno-sin
Exegesis
The demonstrative tauta {ταῦτα | taû-ta} ‘these things’ summarizes the virtues listed earlier and functions as the subject of the verb kathistēsin {καθίστησιν | ka-thís-te-sin} ‘makes’.
In context — 2 Peter 1:8
For if these things are yours and keep increasing, they keep you from becoming idle or without fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ .
About this coordinate
2 Peter 1:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Peter 1:8, so the Greek word καθίστησιν (kathisteesin) 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.1.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.1.8.W11.S1) and character.