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2 Peter 2:18 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


2 Peter 2:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Peter 2:1816 words
GreekMeaning
ὑπέρογκαhyperonka
ArrogantadjectiveG5246
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ματαιότητοςmataiotētos
of vanitynounG3153
φθεγγόμενοιphthengomenoi
speaking wordsverbG5350
δελεάζουσινdeleazousin
they enticeverbG1185
ἐνen
withprepositionG1722
ἐπιθυμίαιςepithymiais
the passionsnounG1939
σαρκὸςsarkos
of the fleshnounG4561
ἀσελγείαιςaselgeiais
to sensualitynounG766
τοὺςtous
thosearticleG3588
ὀλίγωςoligōs
from thoseadverbG3588
ἀποφεύγονταςapopheugontas
escapeverbG668
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
πλάνῃplanē
errornounG4106
ἀναστρεφομένουςanastrephomenous
livingverbG390
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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