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whereasὅπουangels,ἄγγελοιthough they areὄντεςgreaterμείζονεςin strengthἰσχύϊandκαὶpower,δυνάμειdo notοὐbringφέρουσινagainstκατ’themαὐτῶνa blasphemousβλάσφημονjudgment.κρίσιν
2 Peter 2:11
Study it in the app“whereas angels, though they are greater in strength and power, do not bring against them a blasphemous judgment.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Peter 2:11, word by word
- whereasὅπουhopou
where
Where, wherever.
Where else “hopou” appears- angelsἄγγελοιangeloi
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angeloi” appears- though they areὄντεςontes
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ontes” appears- greaterμείζονεςmeizones
greater
Greater, larger; older.
Where else “meizones” appears- in strengthἰσχύϊischyi
strength
Strength, might.
Where else “ischyi” appears- powerδυνάμειdynamei
power
The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.
Where else “dynamei” appears- bringφέρουσινpherousin
bring
To carry or bring something or someone.
Where else “pherousin” appears- a blasphemousβλάσφημονblasphēmon
slanderous, blasphemous
Slanderous, insulting; blasphemous, offending God or someone; a blasphemer.
Where else “blasphēmon” appears- judgmentκρίσινkrisin
judgment
A judge's sentence; above all, the one God will give at the end.
Where else “krisin” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add “before the Lord.”
The context
10and especially those who walk after the flesh in defiling desire and despise authority. Bold, arrogant, they do not tremble when they blaspheme the glories,
11 · This verse (above)
12But these, like irrational animals, born by nature for capture and destruction, blaspheming in matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction,