2 Peter 1:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
2 Peter 1:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Peter 1:819 words
ταῦταtautahe (it was that), hereof, it
γὰρgarfor
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ὑπάρχονταhyparchontaafter, behave, live
καὶkaiand / also
πλεονάζονταpleonazontaabound, abundant, make
to increase
οὐκouknot
ἀργοὺςargousbarren, idle, slow
οὐδὲoudeneither
(indeed), never, no (more
ἀκάρπουςakarpouswithout fruit, unfruitful
καθίστησινkathistēsinappoint, be, conduct
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
τοῦtouthe
κυρίουkyriouLord
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
ἸησοῦIēsouJesus
ΧριστοῦChristouChrist / Anointed
ἐπίγνωσινepignōsin(ac-)knowledge(-ing, - ment)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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