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The Greek adjective “θεόπνευστος”

Limited to 2 Tim. 3:16, the Greek adjective “theopneustos” meant “inspired of God” or “God-breathed.”  Paul may have used this term to “express the sacred nature of the Scriptures, their divine origin, and their power to sanctify believers” (Spicq, 2:193).  Compare 2 Pet. 1:21.