2 Peter 2:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
2 Peter 2:20 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Peter 2:2027 words
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
γὰρgarfor
ἀποφυγόντεςapophygontesescape
τὰtathe
μιάσματαmiasmatapollution
τοῦtouthe
κόσμουkosmouworld
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἐπιγνώσειepignōsei(ac-)knowledge(-ing, - ment)
τοῦtouthe
κυρίουkyriouLord
καὶkaiand / also
σωτῆροςsōtērossaviour
ἸησοῦIēsouJesus
ΧριστοῦChristouChrist / Anointed
τούτοιςtoutoishe (it was that), hereof, it
δὲdeand / but
πάλινpalinagain
ἐμπλακέντεςemplakentes
ἡττῶνταιhēttōntai
γέγονενgegonenarise, be
assembled, be(-come
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
τὰtathe
ἔσχαταeschataends of, last, latter end
χείροναcheironasorer, worse
τῶνtōnthe
πρώτωνprōtōnbefore, beginning, best
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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