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2 Peter 3:10 — King James Version← Study notes

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.


2 Peter 3:10Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Peter 3:1024 words
GreekMeaning
ἥξειhēxei
Will comeverbG2240
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ἡμέραhēmera
daynounG2250
κυρίουkyriou
of the LordnounG2962
ὡςhōs
likewordG5613
κλέπτηςkleptēs
a thiefnounG2812
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
whichrelative pronounG3739
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
οὐρανοὶouranoi
heavensnounG3772
ῥοιζηδὸνrhoizēdon
with a roaradverbG4500
παρελεύσονταιpareleusontai
will pass awayverbG3928
στοιχεῖαstoicheia
elementsnounG4747
δὲde
thenwordG1161
καυσούμεναkausoumena
the nightverbG3571
λυθήσεταιlythēsetai
break (up), destroy, dissolveverbG3089
καὶkai
andwordG2532
γῆ
the earthnounG1093
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
αὐτῇautē
itpronounG846
ἔργαerga
worksnounG2041
εὑρεθήσεταιheurethēsetai
find, get, obtainverbG2147
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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