2 Peter 1:5: supply - word study
Friday, April 2, 2010
Supply (2023) (epichoregeo from epi = upon + choregeo = supply)
Meaning = To furnish upon, or in addition to, to supply further, to add more unto.
Conveys = The thought of a generous and lavish provision - give lavishly, give generously
Epichoregeo is derived from "choregós" the name of the wealthy patron who would lavishly pay the wages for singers in his chorus, as well as pay the expenses of grand productions that were put on in cooperation with a poet and the state. The practice in Greece was for the state to establish a chorus but a choirmaster (choregus = director) paid the expenses for training and was responsible for supplying everything needed for choir.
Epichoregeo came to mean generous, costly cooperation. It never meant to equip sparingly, but to supply lavishly for a noble performance. Here the word describes the kind of generosity believers must have in giving of their own effort and in their cooperation with God in appropriating the characteristics mentioned in the rest of the verse.
Supply is in the aorist imperative which is a peremptory command to carry out this "abundant furnishing" with a sense of urgency. Do this now and do not delay! What Peter is commanding by using the aorist imperative is that spiritual growth demands that we make a choice, and that such growth will not come automatically or inevitably. We are to fully supply all that is needed to make the "production" (the virtues in v5-7) a "success" so to speak. And what God requires of us, God's grace provides for us (copiously, abundantly, amazingly).
Supply describes the work that must be diligently performed. Barclay writes that what Peter is saying here is that we must bend all our energies to equip ourselves with a series of great qualities. (Barclay, W: The Daily Study Bible Series, Rev. ed. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press or Logos)
Meditation: Pursue Hard after God using all that He has lavishly supplied you with!
Meaning = To furnish upon, or in addition to, to supply further, to add more unto.
Conveys = The thought of a generous and lavish provision - give lavishly, give generously
Epichoregeo is derived from "choregós" the name of the wealthy patron who would lavishly pay the wages for singers in his chorus, as well as pay the expenses of grand productions that were put on in cooperation with a poet and the state. The practice in Greece was for the state to establish a chorus but a choirmaster (choregus = director) paid the expenses for training and was responsible for supplying everything needed for choir.
Epichoregeo came to mean generous, costly cooperation. It never meant to equip sparingly, but to supply lavishly for a noble performance. Here the word describes the kind of generosity believers must have in giving of their own effort and in their cooperation with God in appropriating the characteristics mentioned in the rest of the verse.
Supply is in the aorist imperative which is a peremptory command to carry out this "abundant furnishing" with a sense of urgency. Do this now and do not delay! What Peter is commanding by using the aorist imperative is that spiritual growth demands that we make a choice, and that such growth will not come automatically or inevitably. We are to fully supply all that is needed to make the "production" (the virtues in v5-7) a "success" so to speak. And what God requires of us, God's grace provides for us (copiously, abundantly, amazingly).
Supply describes the work that must be diligently performed. Barclay writes that what Peter is saying here is that we must bend all our energies to equip ourselves with a series of great qualities. (Barclay, W: The Daily Study Bible Series, Rev. ed. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press or Logos)
Meditation: Pursue Hard after God using all that He has lavishly supplied you with!
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