- ἐπίλυσις
- ἐπίλυσις, εως, ἡ (Aeschyl. et al. w. var. mngs.; ins, pap) ‘a setting free from someth.’, then the act or process of explaining, explanation, interpretation (so Sext. Emp., Pyrrh. 2, 246; Vett. Val. 221, 9; 330, 10; Heliod. 1, 18, 2 ὀνειράτων ἐπίλυσις; Gen 40:8 Aq.; Philo, Vi. Cont. 75, ln. 8 v.l.; Clem. Alex., Paed. 2, 1, 14) πᾶσα προφητεία ἰδίας ἐπιλύσεως οὐ γίνεται 2 Pt 1:20 (γίνομαι 9c and ἴδιος 6.—Ps.-Callisth. 2, 1, 5 Stasagoras complains about the unfavorable interpretation of an omen by a prophet in these words: σὺ σεαυτῇ ἐπέλυσας τὸ σημεῖον=you gave the omen your own interpretation.—S. also WArndt, CTM 7, ’36, 685–91). Of the interpretation of a parable (cp. 4 Esdr 12:10) Hs 5, 5, 1; 5, 6, 8; 5, 7, 1; 8, 11, 1; 9, 13, 9; 9, 16, 7.—DELG s.v. λύω. M-M. TW.
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