2 Peter 3:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
2 Peter 3:9 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Peter 3:922 words
οὐounot
βραδύνειbradyneibe slack, tarry
κύριοςkyriosLord
τῆςtēsthe
ἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasmessage, promise
ὥςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
τινεςtinesa (kind
of), any (man, thing
βραδύτηταbradytētaslackness
ἡγοῦνταιhēgountaiaccount, (be) chief, count
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
μακροθυμεῖmakrothymeibear (suffer) long, be
longsuffering, hav…
εἰςeisinto / to
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
μὴmēnot
βουλόμενόςboulomenosbe disposed, minded, intend
τιναςtinasa (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἀπολέσθαιapolesthaidestroy / perish
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
πάνταςpantasall / every
εἰςeisinto / to
μετάνοιανmetanoianrepentance
χωρῆσαιchōrēsaicome, contain, go
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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