2 Peter

2 Peter 2:18–22

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. ²¹It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them. ²²Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,”^g and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”

Footnotes

f 2:20 SBL and WH the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
g 2:22 Proverbs 26:11|PRO 26:11

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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

2 Peter 2:21

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It would have been	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
better	κρεῖττον	kreitton	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative	G2909 stronger, more excellent
for them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
to have known	ἐπεγνωκέναι	epegnōkenai	Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active	G1921 I come to know, discern, recognize
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
way	ὁδὸν	hodon	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3598 a way, road, journey
of righteousness	δικαιοσύνης	dikaiosynēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1343 justice, justness, righteousness
than	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
to have known	ἐπιγνοῦσιν	epignousin	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural	G1921 I come to know, discern, recognize
and then to turn away	ὑποστρέψαι	hypostrepsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G5290 I turn back, return
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
holy	ἁγίας	hagias	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
commandment	ἐντολῆς	entolēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command
passed on	παραδοθείσης	paradotheisēs	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray
to them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

2 Peter 2:22

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Of them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
proverbs	παροιμίας	paroimias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3942 an allegory, proverb
are	συμβέβηκεν	symbebēken	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4819 I happen, occur
true	ἀληθοῦς	alēthous	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G227 unconcealed, true
A dog	Κύων	Kyōn	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2965 a dog
returns	ἐπιστρέψας	epistrepsas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1994 I turn back to
to	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
vomit	ἐξέραμα	exerama	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1829 vomit
and	καί	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
A sow	Ὗς	Hys	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5300 a hog, boar, or sow
that is washed	λουσαμένη	lousamenē	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3068 I wash, bathe
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
wallowing	κυλισμὸν	kylismon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2946 rolling, wallowing
in	βορβόρου	borborou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G1004 mud, mire, filth