What does ἴδιος · ἐπίλυσις mean in the Bible?
ἴδιος · ἐπίλυσις is a Greek phrase meaning "one’s own release, private origin, private explanation".
Greek · G2398, G1955
Idias epilyseōs
One's own/private · explanation
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ἴδιοςG2398one's own/private
Pronunciationídios
Emphasizes what belongs distinctly to someone, contrasting with shared or others' property.
Open lexicon entry →ἐπίλυσιςG1955explanation
Pronunciationepílysis
Open lexicon entry →What does idias epilyseōs (idias epilyseōs) mean in the Bible?
ἴδιος · ἐπίλυσις is a Greek phrase meaning "one’s own release, private origin, private explanation".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2398, G1955?
G2398, G1955 is connected to 114 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. one’s own release, private origin, private explanation
Source Gloss
one’s own release, private origin, private explanation
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms114Case patternGenitive (22)Number patternSingular (28)
Nominative · Plural · MasculineJohn 1:111×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterJohn 10:121×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineTitus 1:121×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterActs 20:28 · 1 Cor 7:4 · 1 Cor 7:37 · Heb 9:12 · Heb 13:126×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineLuke 6:44 · Rom 8:32 · 1 Tim 3:4 · 1 Tim 3:5 · 2 Pet 3:175×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineActs 24:23 · 1 Thess 2:14 · 1 Tim 3:12 · 1 Tim 5:84×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineActs 25:19 · Jas 1:14 · 2 Pet 1:20 · 2 Pet 2:164×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterJohn 8:44 · Heb 4:102×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineHeb 7:271×
Dative · Singular · FeminineJohn 4:44 · Acts 1:7 · Acts 1:19 · Acts 2:6 · Acts 2:8 · Acts 3:12 · Acts 13:36 · Acts 24:24 · Rom 11:24 · 1 Cor 7:37 · 1 Cor 12:11 · 2 Pet 1:312×
Word Origins
idias epilyseōs is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.