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 2:18 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Peter 2:1816 words
ὑπέρογκαhyperonkagreat
swelling
γὰρgarfor
ματαιότητοςmataiotētosvanity
φθεγγόμενοιphthengomenoispeak
δελεάζουσινdeleazousinallure, beguile, entice
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἐπιθυμίαιςepithymiaisconcupiscence, desire, lust (after)
σαρκὸςsarkosflesh
ἀσελγείαιςaselgeiaisfilthy, lasciviousness, wantonness
τοὺςtousthe
ὀλίγωςoligōs
ἀποφεύγονταςapopheugontasescape
τοὺςtousthe
ἐνenabout, after, against
πλάνῃplanēdeceit, to deceive, delusion
ἀναστρεφομένουςanastrephomenousabide, behave self, have
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ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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