2 Peter

2 Peter 2:22

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.”

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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

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