2 Peter

2 Peter 2:6–8

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 ⁸(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

Footnotes

b 2:6 WH does not include to destruction.
c 2:6 Or on future generations of the ungodly

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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

2 Peter 2:8

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
that	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
righteous	δίκαιος	dikaios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1342 just, righteous, impartial
living	ἐνκατοικῶν	enkatoikōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1460 I dwell in, among
among	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
day	ἡμέραν	hēmeran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2250 a day
after	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
day	ἡμέρας	hēmeras	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2250 a day
was tormented	ἐβασάνιζεν	ebasanizen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G928 I torment, torture, buffet
righteous	δικαίαν	dikaian	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1342 just, righteous, impartial
soul	ψυχὴν	psychēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5590 the soul, life, self
lawless	ἀνόμοις	anomois	Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural	G459 lawless, sinful, illegal
deeds	ἔργοις	ergois	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G2041 work, labor, action, deed
he saw	βλέμματι	blemmati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G990 look, the faculty of looking
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
heard	ἀκοῇ	akoē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G189 hearing, faculty of hearing, ear

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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

2 Peter 2:8 Psalm 119:158 · Psalm 119:136 · Ezekiel 9:4 · 1 Timothy 1:9 · Proverbs 25:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.