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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Result
κα + θί + στη + σιν
ka + thi + stee + sin
kathisteesin

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Thetath — as in thin
Iotai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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  1. word

    ka-THI-stee-sin

  2. 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 context2 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.