2 Peter 2:6 — King James Version← Study notes

“And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;”

2 Peter 2:6 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Peter 2:612 words

GreekMeaning

καὶkai

andwordG2532

πόλειςpoleis

the citiesnounG4172

ΣοδόμωνSodomōn

of SodomnounG4670

καὶkai

andwordG2532

ΓομόρραςGomorras

GomorrahnounG1116

τεφρώσαςtephrōsas

having reduced to ashesverbG5077

καταστροφῇkatastrophē

to destructionnounG2692

κατέκρινενkatekrinen

He condemned themverbG2632

ὑπόδειγμαhypodeigma

an examplenounG5262

μελλόντωνmellontōn

of what is coming onverbG3195

ἀσεβέσινasebesin

ungodly (man)adjectiveG765

τεθεικώςtetheikōs

having setverbG5087

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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