2 Peter

2 Peter 2:18–20

¹⁸With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error. ¹⁹They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

²⁰If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,^f only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

Footnotes

f 2:20 SBL and WH the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

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2 Peter 2:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
With lofty	ὑπέρογκα	hyperonka	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5246 immoderate, boastful
empty	ματαιότητος	mataiotētos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3153 vanity, purposelessness
words	φθεγγόμενοι	phthengomenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5350 I speak aloud, utter
they appeal	φθεγγόμενοι	phthengomenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5350 I speak aloud, utter
sensual	ἀσελγείαις	aselgeiais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G766 wantonness, lewdness
passions	ἐπιθυμίαις	epithymiais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G1939 desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust
of	σαρκὸς	sarkos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body
entice	δελεάζουσιν	deleazousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1185 I allure, entice by a bait
those	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
just	ὀλίγως	oligōs	Adverb	G3641 small, brief, few, soon
escaping	ἀποφεύγοντας	apopheugontas	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural	G668 I flee from, escape
from	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
live	ἀναστρεφομένους	anastrephomenous	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural	G390 I overturn, turn upside down, return, mid. and pass: I conduct myself, live
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
error	πλάνῃ	planē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4106 a wandering, error

2 Peter 2:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They promise	ἐπαγγελλόμενοι	epangellomenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1861 I promise, profess
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
freedom	ἐλευθερίαν	eleutherian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1657 freedom, liberty
while they themselves	αὐτοὶ	autoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
are	ὑπάρχοντες	hyparchontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5225 I am, exist, am in possession
slaves	δοῦλοι	douloi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1401 a male slave
to depravity	φθορᾶς	phthoras	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5356 corruption, destruction, decay
For	γάρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
a man is a slave	δεδούλωται	dedoulōtai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1402 I enslave
to whatever	ᾧ	hō	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
has mastered him	ἥττηται	hēttētai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2274 I am defeated, made inferior

2 Peter 2:20

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	Εἰ	Ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
indeed	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
they have escaped	ἀποφυγόντες	apophygontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G668 I flee from, escape
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
corruption	μιάσματα	miasmata	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3393 pollution, defilement
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
world	κόσμου	kosmou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2889 the world, universe
through	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
knowledge	ἐπιγνώσει	epignōsei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1922 knowledge, discernment, recognition
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Savior	Σωτῆρος	Sōtēros	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4990 a savior, deliverer, preserver
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
only	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
to be entangled	ἐμπλακέντες	emplakentes	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1707 I enfold, entangle
overcome	ἡττῶνται	hēttōntai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G2274 I am defeated, made inferior
by it	τούτοις	toutois	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
again	πάλιν	palin	Adverb	G3825 again, further, on the other hand
their	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
final	ἔσχατα	eschata	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G2078 last, at the last, finally
is	γέγονεν	gegonen	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
worse than	χείρονα	cheirona	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural - Comparative	G5501 worse
at first	πρώτων	prōtōn	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural	G4413 first, before

Cross-references

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2 Peter 2:18 2 Peter 2:20 · Jude 1:15–16 · Romans 13:13 · James 5:5 · 2 Peter 1:4 · Revelation 13:5–6 · 2 Thessalonians 2:4 · Psalm 73:8–9 · Daniel 4:30 · Revelation 13:11 · Daniel 11:36 · Acts 8:9

2 Peter 2:19 John 8:34 · Romans 6:16–22 · Galatians 5:1 · Galatians 5:13 · 1 Peter 2:16 · Titus 3:3 · Romans 6:12–14 · 2 Timothy 2:26 · 2 Peter 2:20 · Jeremiah 23:9

2 Peter 2:20 Hebrews 10:26–27 · Hebrews 6:4–8 · Philippians 3:19 · Luke 11:24–26 · Deuteronomy 32:29 · Matthew 12:43–45 · 2 Peter 1:4 · Numbers 24:20 · 2 Peter 2:18 · 2 Peter 1:2

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