2 Peter 2 interlinear
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But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
ἘγένοντοThere wereverb 2 aor mid Deponent ind 3 plG1096δὲhoweverconjG1161καὶalsoconjG2532ψευδοπροφῆταιfalse prophetsnoun nom pl mG5578ἐνamongprepG1722τῷtheart dat sg mG3588λαῷpeoplenoun dat sg mG2992ὡςasParticle or Disjunctive ParticleG5613καὶalsoconjG2532ἐνamongprepG1722ὑμῖνyoupers pron 2 dat plG4771ἔσονταιthere will beverb fut mid Deponent ind 3 plG1510ψευδοδιδάσκαλοι,false teachers,noun nom pl mG5572οἵτινεςwhoRelative pronoun nom pl mG3748παρεισάξουσινwill stealthily introduceverb fut act ind 3 plG3919αἱρέσειςheresiesnoun acc pl fG139ἀπωλείαςdestructivenoun gen sg fG684καὶevenconjG2532τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588ἀγοράσανταhaving boughtverb aor act ptc acc sg mG59αὐτοὺςthempers pron acc pl mG846δεσπότηνMasternoun acc sg m TitleG1203ἀρνούμενοι,denying,verb pres mid or pass Deponent ptc nom pl mG720ἐπάγοντεςbringing uponverb pres act ptc nom pl mG1863ἑαυτοῖςthemselvesReflexive pronoun 3 dat pl mG1438ταχινὴνimminentadj acc sg fG5031ἀπώλειαν·destruction;noun acc sg fG684 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
καὶAndconjG2532πολλοὶmanyadj nom pl mG4183ἐξακολουθήσουσινwill follow afterverb fut act ind 3 plG1811αὐτῶνtheirpers pron gen pl mG846ταῖςtheart dat pl fG3588ἀσελγείαις,sensuality,noun dat pl fG766δι᾽throughprepG1223οὓςwhomRelative pronoun acc pl mG3739ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ὁδὸςwaynoun nom sg fG3598τῆςof theart gen sg fG3588ἀληθείαςtruthnoun gen sg fG225βλασφημηθήσεται·will be denigrated;verb fut pass ind 3 sgG987 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
καὶAndconjG2532ἐνthroughprepG1722πλεονεξίᾳcovetousnessnoun dat sg fG4124πλαστοῖςwith fabricatedadj dat pl mG4112λόγοιςwordsnoun dat pl mG3056ὑμᾶςyoupers pron 2 acc plG4771ἐμπορεύσονται,they will exploit,verb fut mid Deponent ind 3 plG1710οἷςfor whomRelative pronoun dat pl mG3739τὸtheart nom sg nG3588κρίμαjudgmentnoun nom sg nG2917ἔκπαλαιof long agoadvG1597οὐκnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἀργεῖis idleverb pres act ind 3 sgG691καὶandconjG2532ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἀπώλειαdestructionnoun nom sg fG684αὐτῶνof thempers pron gen pl mG846οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756νυστάζει.¶slumbers.verb pres act ind 3 sgG3573 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
ΕἰIfconjG1487γὰρforconjG1063ὁtheart nom sg mG3588θεὸςGodnoun nom sg m TitleG2316ἀγγέλωνof [the] angelsnoun gen pl mG32ἁμαρτησάντων[who] having sinnedverb aor act ptc gen pl mG264οὐκnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἐφείσατο,spared,verb aor mid Deponent ind 3 sgG5339ἀλλὰbutconjG235σειραῖςin chainsnoun dat pl fG4577ζόφουof gloomy darknessnoun gen sg mG2217ταρταρώσαςto Tartarusverb aor act ptc nom sg mG5020παρέδωκενHe delivered [them]verb aor act ind 3 sgG3860εἰςforprepG1519κρίσινjudgmentnoun acc sg fG2920τηρουμένους,being kept,verb pres pass ptc acc pl mG5083 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
καὶandconjG2532ἀρχαίου[the] ancientadj gen sg mG744κόσμουworldnoun gen sg mG2889οὐκnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἐφείσατο,He spared,verb aor mid Deponent ind 3 sgG5339ἀλλ᾽butconjG235ὄγδοονone of eightadj acc sg mG3590ΝῶεNoahnoun acc sg m IndividualG3575δικαιοσύνηςof righteousnessnoun gen sg fG1343κήρυκαa heraldnoun acc sg mG2783ἐφύλαξενpreservedverb aor act ind 3 sgG5442κατακλυσμὸν[the] flood uponnoun acc sg mG2627κόσμῳ[the] worldnoun dat sg mG2889ἀσεβῶνof [the] ungodlyadj gen pl mG765ἐπάξας,having brought in,verb aor act ptc nom sg mG1863 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
καὶandconjG2532πόλεις[the] citiesnoun acc pl fG4172Σοδόμωνof Sodomnoun gen pl n LocationG4670καὶandconjG2532ΓομόρραςGomorrahnoun gen sg f LocationG1116τεφρώσαςhaving reduced to ashesverb aor act ptc nom sg mG5077καταστροφῇto destructionnoun dat sg fG2692κατέκρινενHe condemned [them]verb aor act ind 3 sgG2632ὑπόδειγμαan examplenoun acc sg nG5262μελλόντωνof what is coming onverb pres act ptc gen pl nG3195ἀσεβέσινungodlyadj dat pl mG765τεθεικώς,having setverb perf act ptc nom sg mG5087 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
καὶandconjG2532δίκαιονrighteousadj acc sg mG1342ΛὼτLotnoun acc sg m IndividualG3091καταπονούμενονbeing distressedverb pres pass ptc acc sg mG2669ὑπὸbyprepG5259τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588τῶνof theart gen pl mG3588ἀθέσμωνlawlessadj gen pl mG113ἐνinprepG1722ἀσελγείᾳsensualitynoun dat sg fG766ἀναστροφῆςconductnoun gen sg fG391ἐρρύσατο·He rescued;verb aor mid or pass Deponent ind 3 sgG4506 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
βλέμματιthrough seeingnoun dat sg nG990γὰρforconjG1063καὶandconjG2532ἀκοῇhearingnoun dat sg fG189ὁthatart nom sg mG3588δίκαιοςrighteous [man]adj nom sg mG1342ἐγκατοικῶνdwellingverb pres act ptc nom sg mG1460ἐνamongprepG1722αὐτοῖςthempers pron dat pl mG846ἡμέρανdaynoun acc sg fG2250ἐξafterprepG1537ἡμέραςdaynoun gen sg fG2250ψυχὴνin [his] soulnoun acc sg fG5590δικαίανrighteousadj acc sg fG1342ἀνόμοιςwith [their] lawlessadj dat pl nG459ἔργοιςdeedsnoun dat pl nG2041ἐβασάνιζεν·was tormented;verb impf act ind 3 sgG928 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
οἶδεν[then] knowsverb perf act ind 3 sgG6063κύριος[the] Lordnoun nom sg m TitleG2962εὐσεβεῖς[the] devoutadj acc pl mG2152ἐκout ofprepG1537πειρασμοῦtemptationnoun gen sg mG3986ῥύεσθαι,to deliver,verb pres mid or pass Deponent infG4506ἀδίκους[the] unrighteousadj acc pl mG94δὲthenconjG1161εἰςuntoprepG1519ἡμέραν[the] daynoun acc sg fG2250κρίσεωςof judgmentnoun gen sg fG2920κολαζομένουςbeing punishedverb pres pass ptc acc pl mG2849τηρεῖν,to keep,verb pres act infG5083 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
μάλισταespeciallyadvG3122δὲthenconjG1161τοὺςthoseart acc pl mG3588ὀπίσωafterprepG3694σαρκὸς[the] fleshnoun gen sg fG4561ἐνinprepG1722ἐπιθυμίᾳ[the] passionnoun dat sg fG1939μιασμοῦof defilementnoun gen sg mG3394πορευομένουςwalkingverb pres mid or pass Deponent ptc acc pl mG4198καὶandconjG2532κυριότητοςauthoritynoun gen sg fG2963καταφρονοῦντας.despising.verb pres act ptc acc pl mG2706τολμηταί,Bold,noun nom pl mG5113αὐθάδεις,self-willed,adj nom pl mG829δόξαςglorious onesnoun acc pl fG1391οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756τρέμουσινthey trembleverb pres act ind 3 plG5141βλασφημοῦντες·blaspheming;verb pres act ptc nom pl mG987 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
ὅπουwhereasconjG3699ἄγγελοιangelsnoun nom pl mG32ἰσχύϊin strengthnoun dat sg fG2479καὶandconjG2532δυνάμειin powernoun dat sg fG1411μείζονεςgreateradj nom pl m ComparativeG3173ὄντεςbeingverb pres act ptc nom pl mG1510οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756φέρουσινthey do bringverb pres act ind 3 plG5342κατ᾽againstprepG2596αὐτῶνthempers pron gen pl mG846παρὰfrom/beforeprepG3844κυρίου[from the] Lordnoun gen sg m TitleG2962βλάσφημονa revilingadj acc sg fG989κρίσιν.judgment.noun acc sg fG2920 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
οὗτοιTheseDemonstrative pronoun nom pl mG3778δὲhoweverconjG1161ὡςlikeParticle or Disjunctive ParticleG5613ἄλογαirrationaladj nom pl nG249ζῷαanimalsnoun nom pl nG2226γεγεννημέναthey were bornverb perf pass ptc nom pl nG1080φυσικὰas creatures of instinctadj nom pl nG5446εἰςforprepG1519ἅλωσινcapturenoun acc sg fG259καὶandconjG2532φθοράν,destruction,noun acc sg fG5356ἐνinprepG1722οἷςwhatRelative pronoun dat pl nG3739ἀγνοοῦσινthey are ignorant ofverb pres act ind 3 plG50βλασφημοῦντεςblasphemingverb pres act ptc nom pl mG987ἐνinprepG1722τῇtheart dat sg fG3588φθορᾷdestructionnoun dat sg fG5356αὐτῶνof thempers pron gen pl mG846καὶalsoconjG2532φθαρήσονταιwill be destroyedverb 2 fut pass ind 3 plG5351 And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
ἀδικούμενοιsufferingverb pres mid ptc nom pl mG91μισθὸν[as the] wagenoun acc sg mG3408ἀδικίας.of unrighteousness.noun gen sg fG93ἡδονὴν[as] pleasurenoun acc sg fG2237ἡγούμενοιesteemingverb pres mid or pass Deponent ptc nom pl mG2233τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588ἐνinprepG1722ἡμέρᾳdaytimenoun dat sg fG2250τρυφήν,carousal,noun acc sg fG5172σπίλοιblotsnoun nom pl mG4696καὶandconjG2532μῶμοι,blemishes,noun nom pl mG3470ἐντρυφῶντεςrevelingverb pres act ptc nom pl mG1792ἐνinprepG1722ταῖςtheart dat pl fG3588ἀπάταιςdeceptionsnoun dat pl fG539αὐτῶνof thempers pron gen pl mG846συνευωχούμενοιfeasting withverb pres mid or pass Deponent ptc nom pl mG4910ὑμῖν,you,pers pron 2 dat plG4771 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
ὀφθαλμοὺςeyesnoun acc pl mG3788ἔχοντεςhavingverb pres act ptc nom pl mG2192μεστοὺςfulladj acc pl mG3324μοιχαλίδοςof adulteryadj gen sg fG3428καὶandconjG2532ἀκαταπαύστουςunceasingadj acc pl mG180ἁμαρτίας,from sin,noun gen sg fG266δελεάζοντεςenticingverb pres act ptc nom pl mG1185ψυχὰςsoulsnoun acc pl fG5590ἀστηρίκτους,unestablished,adj acc pl fG793καρδίανa heartnoun acc sg fG2588γεγυμνασμένηνexercisedverb perf pass ptc acc sg fG1128πλεονεξίαςin cravingnoun gen sg fG4124ἔχοντες,having —verb pres act ptc nom pl mG2192κατάραςof a cursenoun gen sg fG2671τέκνα.children!noun nom pl nG5043 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
καταλείποντεςleavingverb pres act ptc nom pl mG2641εὐθεῖανstraightadj acc sg fG2117ὁδὸνwaynoun acc sg fG3598ἐπλανήθησαν,they have gone astray,verb aor pass ind 3 plG4105ἐξακολουθήσαντεςhaving followedverb aor act ptc nom pl mG1811τῇin theart dat sg fG3588ὁδῷwaynoun dat sg fG3598τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588Βαλαὰμof Balaamnoun gen sg m IndividualG903τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588Βοσόρ,[son] of Bosor,noun gen sg m IndividualG1007ὃςwhoRelative pronoun nom sg mG3739μισθὸν[the] wagenoun acc sg mG3408ἀδικίαςof unrighteousnessnoun gen sg fG93ἠγάπησεν,loved,verb aor act ind 3 sgG25 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
ἔλεγξινreproofnoun acc sg fG1649δὲhoweverconjG1161ἔσχενhe hadverb 2 aor act ind 3 sgG2192ἰδίαςfor his ownadj gen sg fG2398παρανομίας·transgression;noun gen sg fG3892ὑποζύγιον[by] a donkeynoun nom sg nG5268ἄφωνονmuteadj nom sg nG880ἐνinprepG1722ἀνθρώπουa man’snoun gen sg mG444φωνῇvoicenoun dat sg fG5456φθεγξάμενονhaving spokenverb aor mid or pass Deponent ptc nom sg nG5350ἐκώλυσενit restrainedverb aor act ind 3 sgG2967τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588τοῦof theart gen sg mG3588προφήτουprophetnoun gen sg mG4396παραφρονίαν.madness.noun acc sg fG3913 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
οὗτοίTheseDemonstrative pronoun nom pl mG3778εἰσινareverb pres act ind 3 plG1510πηγαὶspringsnoun nom pl fG4077ἄνυδροιwithout wateradj nom pl fG504καὶandconjG2532ὁμίχλαιmistsnoun nom pl fG6068ὑπὸbyprepG5259λαίλαποςstormnoun gen sg fG2978ἐλαυνόμεναι,being driven,verb pres pass ptc nom pl fG1643οἷςfor whomRelative pronoun dat pl mG3739ὁtheart nom sg mG3588ζόφοςgloomnoun nom sg mG2217τοῦtheart gen sg nG3588σκότουςof darknessnoun gen sg nG4655τετήρηται.¶has been reserved.verb perf pass ind 3 sgG5083 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
ὙπέρογκαArrogantadj acc pl nG5246γὰρforconjG1063ματαιότητοςof vanitynoun gen sg fG3153φθεγγόμενοιspeaking wordsverb pres mid Deponent ptc nom pl mG5350δελεάζουσινthey enticeverb pres act ind 3 plG1185ἐνwithprepG1722ἐπιθυμίαις[the] passionsnoun dat pl fG1939σαρκὸςof [the] fleshnoun gen sg fG4561ἀσελγείαιςto sensualitynoun dat pl fG766τοὺςthoseart acc pl mG3588ὀλίγωςscarcelyadvG6067ἀποφεύγονταςescapingverb pres act ptc acc pl mG668τοὺςfrom thoseart acc pl mG3588ἐνinprepG1722πλάνῃerrornoun dat sg fG4106ἀναστρεφομένους,living,verb pres pass ptc acc pl mG390 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
ἐλευθερίανfreedomnoun acc sg fG1657αὐτοῖςthempers pron dat pl mG846ἐπαγγελλόμενοι,promising,verb pres mid or pass Deponent ptc nom pl mG1861αὐτοὶthemselvespers pron nom pl mG846δοῦλοιslavesnoun nom pl mG1401ὑπάρχοντεςbeingverb pres act ptc nom pl mG5225τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588φθορᾶς·of corruption;noun gen sg fG5356ᾧBy whatRelative pronoun dat sg mG3739γάρforconjG1063τιςanyoneIndefinite pronoun nom sg mG5100ἥττηται,has been subdued,verb perf mid or pass Deponent ind 3 sgG2274τούτῳby thatDemonstrative pronoun dat sg mG3778δεδούλωται.he has been enslaved.verb perf pass ind 3 sgG1402 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
εἰIfconjG1487γὰρforconjG1063ἀποφυγόντεςhaving escapedverb 2 aor act ptc nom pl mG668τὰtheart acc pl nG3588μιάσματαpollutionsnoun acc pl nG3393τοῦof theart gen sg mG3588κόσμουworldnoun gen sg mG2889ἐνthroughprepG1722ἐπιγνώσει[the] knowledgenoun dat sg fG1922τοῦof theart gen sg mG3588κυρίουLordnoun gen sg m TitleG2962ἡμῶνof uspers pron 1 gen plG3165καὶandconjG2532σωτῆροςSaviornoun gen sg mG4990ἸησοῦJesusnoun gen sg m IndividualG2424Χριστοῦ,Christ,noun gen sg m TitleG5547τούτοιςin theseDemonstrative pronoun dat pl nG3778δὲnowconjG1161πάλινagainadvG3825ἐμπλακέντεςhaving been entangledverb 2 aor pass ptc nom pl mG1707ἡττῶνται,they are subdued,verb pres mid or pass Deponent ind 3 plG2274γέγονενhas becomeverb 2 perf act ind 3 sgG1096αὐτοῖςto thempers pron dat pl mG846τὰtheart nom pl nG3588ἔσχαταlast [state]adj nom pl nG2078χείροναworseadj nom pl n ComparativeG5501τῶνthan theart gen pl nG3588πρώτων.first.adj gen pl nG4413 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
κρεῖττονBetteradj nom sg n ComparativeG2908γὰρforconjG1063ἦνit was beingverb impf act ind 3 sgG1510αὐτοῖςfor thempers pron dat pl mG846μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361ἐπεγνωκέναιto have knownverb perf act infG1921τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588ὁδὸνwaynoun acc sg fG3598τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588δικαιοσύνηςof righteousnessnoun gen sg fG1343ἢthanconjG2228ἐπιγνοῦσινhaving known [it]verb 2 aor act ptc dat pl mG1921ὑποστρέψαιto have turnedverb aor act infG5290ἐκfromprepG1537τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588παραδοθείσηςhaving been deliveredverb aor pass ptc gen sg fG3860αὐτοῖςto thempers pron dat pl mG846ἁγίαςholyadj gen sg fG40ἐντολῆς.commandment.noun gen sg fG1785 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
συμβέβηκενHas happenedverb perf act ind 3 sgG4819αὐτοῖςto thempers pron dat pl mG846τὸthe [thing]art nom sg nG3588τῆςof theart gen sg fG3588ἀληθοῦςtrueadj gen sg fG227παροιμίας·proverb:noun gen sg fG3942κύωνA dognoun nom sg mG2965ἐπιστρέψαςhaving returnedverb aor act ptc nom sg mG1994ἐπὶtoprepG1909τὸtheart acc sg nG3588ἴδιον[its] ownadj acc sg nG2398ἐξέραμα·vomit;noun acc sg nG1829καὶandconjG2532ὗςA sownoun nom sg fG5300λουσαμένηhaving washedverb aor mid ptc nom sg fG3068εἰςto [her]prepG1519κυλισμὸνrolling placenoun acc sg mG2946βορβόρου.¶in [the] mire.noun gen sg mG1004
Greek: the text of the Nestle-Aland edition; the KJV follows a slightly different Greek text in places. Tagging, glosses and parsing: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Strong’s numbers link to word studies.