artybloke
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Theopneustos is a portmanteau word, and a neologism - portmanteau words don't usually mean just a combination of the two words which make it up, otherwise 'to understand' means the same as "to stand under" - the Greek original is also unique in this non-Pauline letter, not occurring in Greek anywhere so there is no precise meaning. Neologisms are often found in second-language acquisition, so it's likely that the author was grasping for a word he couldn't quite find.The original Greek word for "inspired" is theopneustos which is a combination of two words theo + pneu which is God + the verb "to blow" or literally God-breathed.
Also, the Revelation quote is more like a curse against bad copyists, as often found in ancient literature, rather than any reference to the canon of scripture.
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