2 Peter
2 Peter 2:18
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.