2 Peter 2:1 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
2 Peter 2:1 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Peter 2:127 words
ἘγένοντοEgenontoarise, be
assembled, be(-come
δὲdeand / but
καὶkaiand / also
ψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaifalse prophet
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
λαῷlaōpeople
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
καὶkaiand / also
ἐνenabout, after, against
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ἔσονταιesontaiam, have been, is I
ψευδοδιδάσκαλοιpseudodidaskaloifalse teacher
οἵτινεςhoitines(they), (such) as, (they) that
παρεισάξουσινpareisaxousinprivily bring in
αἱρέσειςhaireseisheresy (which is the Greek word itself), sect
ἀπωλείαςapōleiasdamnable(-nation), destruction, die
καὶkaiand / also
τὸνtonthe
ἀγοράσανταagorasantabuy, redeem
αὐτοὺςautoushe / she / it / same
δεσπότηνdespotēnLord, master
ἀρνούμενοιarnoumenoideny, refuse
ἐπάγοντεςepagontesbring upon
ἑαυτοῖςheautoisalone, her (own, -self)
ταχινὴνtachinēnshortly, swift
ἀπώλειανapōleiandamnable(-nation), destruction, die
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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