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Forγὰρwhoeverᾧlacksμὴ πάρεστινthese thingsταῦταisἐστινblind,τυφλόςshortsighted,μυωπάζωνhaving forgottenλήθην λαβὼνthe cleansingτοῦ καθαρισμοῦof his formerτῶν πάλαι αὐτοῦsins.ἁμαρτημάτων
2 Peter 1:9
Study it in the app“For whoever lacks these things is blind, shortsighted, having forgotten the cleansing of his former sins.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Peter 1:9, word by word
- lacksπάρεστινparestin
be present
To be in person in the same place as others.
Where else “parestin” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- blindτυφλόςtyphlos
blind to truth
Someone who does not see the truth.
Where else “typhlos” appears- shortsightedμυωπάζωνmyōpazōn
be nearsighted
Be nearsighted, not see what is far off.
Where else “myōpazōn” appears- having forgottenλήθηνlēthēn
forgetfulness
Forgetfulness.
Where else “lēthēn” appears- having forgottenλαβὼνlabōn
General meaning: Take, receive.
Where else “labōn” appears- the cleansingκαθαρισμοῦkatharismou
purification
Purification, ritual washing.
Where else “katharismou” appears- of his formerπάλαιpalai
long ago
Long ago, for a long time.
Where else “palai” appears- sinsἁμαρτημάτωνhamartēmatōn
sin
Sin, a wrong committed.
Where else “hamartēmatōn” appears
The context
8For if these things are yours and are increasing, they make you neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
9 · This verse (above)
10Therefore, brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure; for if you do these things you will never stumble.