2 Peter 2:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.”
2 Peter 2:21 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Peter 2:2119 words
κρεῖττονkreittonbest, better
γὰρgarfor
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
μὴmēnot
ἐπεγνωκέναιepegnōkenai(ac-, have, take)know(-ledge
τὴνtēnthe
ὁδὸνhodonjourney, (high-)way
τῆςtēsthe
δικαιοσύνηςdikaiosynēsrighteousness
ἢēor
ἐπιγνοῦσινepignousin(ac-, have, take)know(-ledge
ὑποστρέψαιhypostrepsaicome again, return (again, back again)
ἐκekfrom / out of
τῆςtēsthe
παραδοθείσηςparadotheisēsbetray, bring forth, cast
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
ἁγίαςhagiasholy
ἐντολῆςentolēscommandment, precept
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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