2 Peter
2 Peter 2:14–15
14Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor,e who loved the wages of wickedness.
Footnotes
- e 2:15 NA, SBL, BYZ, and TR Bosor
Word by word
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2 Peter 2:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eyes | ὀφθαλμοὺς | ophthalmous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3788 the eye |
| are | ἔχοντες | echontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| full | μεστοὺς | mestous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3324 full |
| of adultery | μοιχαλίδος | moichalidos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3428 an adulteress |
| their desire for sin is never satisfied | ἀκαταπαύστους | akatapaustous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G180 not ceasing from, not abandoning |
| they seduce | δελεάζοντες | deleazontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1185 I allure, entice by a bait |
| unstable | ἀστηρίκτους | astēriktous | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G793 unsteady, unstable |
| accursed | κατάρας | kataras | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2671 a curse, cursing |
| children | τέκνα | tekna | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant |
| with | ἔχοντες | echontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| hearts | καρδίαν | kardian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
| trained | γεγυμνασμένην | gegymnasmenēn | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1128 I train by physical exercise |
| in greed | πλεονεξίας | pleonexias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4124 covetousness, avarice |
2 Peter 2:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They have left | Καταλιπόντες | Katalipontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2641 I leave behind, abandon |
| straight | εὐθεῖαν | eutheian | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2117 straight, immediately |
| way | ὁδὸν | hodon | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3598 a way, road, journey |
| and wandered off | ἐπλανήθησαν | eplanēthēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G4105 I lead astray, deceive |
| to follow | ἐξακολουθήσαντες | exakolouthēsantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1811 I follow after, imitate |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| way | ὁδῷ | hodō | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3598 a way, road, journey |
| of Balaam | Βαλαὰμ | Balaam | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G903 Balaam |
| of Beor | Βεώρ | Beōr | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1007 Bosor |
| who | ὃς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| loved | ἠγάπησεν | ēgapēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G25 I love |
| wages | μισθὸν | misthon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3408 wages, reward |
| of wickedness | ἀδικίας | adikias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G93 unrighteousness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Peter 2:14 2 Peter 2:3 · 2 Peter 2:18 · Ephesians 2:3 · Romans 16:18 · Ephesians 4:14 · 2 Peter 3:16 · 1 Corinthians 11:19 · Matthew 12:34 · Jeremiah 13:23 · John 5:44 · Mark 13:22 · 1 John 2:16
2 Peter 2:15 Revelation 2:14 · Jude 1:11 · Deuteronomy 23:4–5 · Numbers 22:5–7 · Numbers 31:16 · Nehemiah 13:2 · Micah 6:5 · Proverbs 28:4 · Acts 13:10 · Acts 1:18 · 2 Peter 2:13 · Hosea 14:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.