2 Peter
2 Peter 2:15
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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| 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.
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.