2 Peter
2 Peter 1:8
8For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| possess | ὑπάρχοντα | hyparchonta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural | G5225 I am, exist, am in possession |
| these | ταῦτα | tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| continue to grow | πλεονάζοντα | pleonazonta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural | G4121 I abound, increase |
| they will keep you from being | καθίστησιν | kathistēsin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2525 I set, establish, appoint, conduct |
| ineffective | ἀργοὺς | argous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G692 idle, lazy, thoughtless |
| and | οὐδὲ | oude | Conjunction | G3761 neither, nor, not even |
| unproductive | ἀκάρπους | akarpous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G175 unfruitful, barren |
| in | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| knowledge | ἐπίγνωσιν | epignōsin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1922 knowledge, discernment, recognition |
| of our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| Lord | Κυρίου | Kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| Christ | Χριστοῦ | Christou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Titus 3:14 · John 15:2 · Colossians 3:16 · Hebrews 6:12 · Philippians 1:9 · 1 Thessalonians 3:12 · Philemon 1:6 · 1 Corinthians 15:58 · 1 Thessalonians 4:1 · 2 Peter 1:2 · Colossians 2:7 · 2 Corinthians 13:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.