2 Peter

2 Peter 2:19

¹⁹They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

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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

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