Butδὲthere wereἘγένοντοalsoκαὶfalse prophetsψευδοπροφῆταιamongἐνthe people,τῷ λαῷasὡςalsoκαὶamongἐνyouὑμῖνthere will beἔσονταιfalse teachers,ψευδοδιδάσκαλοιwhoοἵτινεςwill secretly bring inπαρεισάξουσινpartiesαἱρέσειςof destruction,ἀπωλείαςevenκαὶdenyingἀρνούμενοιthe Sovereignτὸν δεσπότηνwho boughtἀγοράσανταthem,αὐτοὺςbringingἐπάγοντεςon themselvesἑαυτοῖςswiftταχινὴνdestruction.ἀπώλειαν
2 Peter 2:1
Study it in the app“But there were also false prophets among the people, as also among you there will be false teachers, who will secretly bring in parties of destruction, even denying the Sovereign who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Peter 2:1, word by word
- there wereἘγένοντοEgenonto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “Egenonto” appears- false prophetsψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētai
false prophet
False prophet: one who claims to speak for God without having been sent by God.
Where else “pseudoprophētai” appears- the peopleλαῷlaōi
people
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laōi” appears- there will beἔσονταιesontai
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “esontai” appears- false teachersψευδοδιδάσκαλοιpseudodidaskaloi
false teacher
False teacher.
Where else “pseudodidaskaloi” appears- will secretly bring inπαρεισάξουσινpareisaxousin
bring in secretly
Bring in secretly, slip something in by stealth.
Where else “pareisaxousin” appears- partiesαἱρέσειςhaireseis
faction
A clique that splits the community.
Where else “haireseis” appears- of destructionἀπωλείαςapōleias
destruction
Final ruin, the opposite of being saved.
Where else “apōleias” appears- denyingἀρνούμενοιarnoumenoi
disown
To claim you do not know someone, turn your back on them.
Where else “arnoumenoi” appears- the Sovereignδεσπότηνdespotēn
Sovereign
God or the Messiah, who rules over all.
Where else “despotēn” appears- who boughtἀγοράσανταagorasanta
redeem
To pay the price to rescue someone.
Where else “agorasanta” appears- bringingἐπάγοντεςepagontes
bring upon
Bring upon someone, make something fall on them.
Where else “epagontes” appears- swiftταχινὴνtachinēn
soon, swift
Coming soon, swift, sudden.
Where else “tachinēn” appears
Translation note
“Parties”: the same word as in Acts (5:17; 15:5); here, groups divided by false teachings.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And many will follow their debaucheries, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.