2 Peter

2 Peter 2:12

12These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
TheseΟὗτοιHoutoiDemonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG3778 this, he, she, it
likeὡςhōsAdverbG5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
irrationalἄλογαalogaAdjective - Nominative Neuter PluralG249 unreasonable, senseless
animalsζῷαzōaNoun - Nominative Neuter PluralG2226 an animal
creatures of instinctφυσικὰphysikaAdjective - Nominative Neuter PluralG5446 natural, according to nature
bornγεγεννημέναgegennēmenaVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter PluralG1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to
to be capturedἅλωσινhalōsinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG259 capture, capturing
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
destroyedφθοράνphthoranNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG5356 corruption, destruction, decay
They blasphemeβλασφημοῦντεςblasphēmountesVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG987 I speak evil against, blaspheme
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
they do not understandἀγνοοῦσινagnoousinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG50 I do not know, am ignorant of
they too will be destroyedφθαρήσονταιphtharēsontaiVerb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralG5351 I corrupt, spoil, destroy

Cross-references

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Jude 1:10 · Jeremiah 12:3 · 2 Peter 2:19 · Galatians 6:8 · Psalm 92:6 · Jeremiah 10:8 · Jeremiah 10:21 · Proverbs 14:32 · Jeremiah 4:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.