2 Peter
2 Peter 2:6–7
6if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction,b reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;c 7and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless
Footnotes
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2 Peter 2:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He condemned | κατέκρινεν | katekrinen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2632 I condemn |
| cities | πόλεις | poleis | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G4172 a city |
| of Sodom | Σοδόμων | Sodomōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G4670 Sodom |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Gomorrah | Γομόρρας | Gomorras | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1116 Gomorrah |
| to destruction | καταστροφῇ | katastrophē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2692 overthrow, destruction |
| reducing | τεφρώσας | tephrōsas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5077 I reduce to ashes |
| an example | ὑπόδειγμα | hypodeigma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5262 a figure, copy, example |
| of what is coming on | μελλόντων | mellontōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3195 I am about to |
| the ungodly | ἀσεβέσιν | asebesin | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G765 impious, ungodly, wicked |
2 Peter 2:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| He rescued | ἐρρύσατο | errysato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G4506 I rescue |
| Lot | Λὼτ | Lōt | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3091 Lot |
| a righteous | δίκαιον | dikaion | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1342 just, righteous, impartial |
| distressed | καταπονούμενον | kataponoumenon | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2669 I ill-treat |
| by | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| depraved | ἀσελγείᾳ | aselgeia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G766 wantonness, lewdness |
| conduct | ἀναστροφῆς | anastrophēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G391 behavior, manner of life |
| of the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| lawless | ἀθέσμων | athesmōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G113 lawless |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Peter 2:6 Jude 1:7 · Luke 17:28–30 · Deuteronomy 29:23 · Genesis 19:24–25 · Numbers 26:10 · Zephaniah 2:9 · Jeremiah 50:40 · 1 Corinthians 10:11 · Isaiah 13:19 · Ezekiel 16:49–56 · Hosea 11:8 · Amos 4:11
2 Peter 2:7 Genesis 19:16 · Genesis 19:29 · Genesis 19:7–8 · Genesis 19:22 · Genesis 13:13 · Jeremiah 23:9 · Jeremiah 9:1–6 · 1 Corinthians 10:13 · 2 Peter 3:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.