2 Peter
2 Peter 3:17
17Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| beloved | ἀγαπητοί | agapētoi | Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural | G27 loved, beloved |
| you | Ὑμεῖς | Hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| already know | προγινώσκοντες | proginōskontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4267 I know beforehand |
| be on your guard | φυλάσσεσθε | phylassesthe | Verb - Present Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural | G5442 I keep, guard, observe |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| you will not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| be carried away | συναπαχθέντες | synapachthentes | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4879 I lead away with, condescend to |
| by the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| error | πλάνῃ | planē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4106 a wandering, error |
| of the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| lawless | ἀθέσμων | athesmōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G113 lawless |
| fall from | ἐκπέσητε | ekpesēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1601 I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away |
| secure standing | στηριγμοῦ | stērigmou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G4740 firmness, steadfastness |
Cross-references
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Colossians 2:8 · Hebrews 3:14 · 2 Corinthians 11:13–15 · 1 Corinthians 15:58 · 1 Corinthians 10:12 · Ephesians 4:14 · Matthew 7:15 · 2 Peter 2:18–22 · Romans 16:18 · Proverbs 1:17 · 2 Peter 1:10–12 · 2 Corinthians 11:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.