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TheseΟὗτοίareεἰσινwaterlessἄνυδροιspringsπηγαὶandκαὶmistsὁμίχλαιdrivenἐλαυνόμεναιbyὑπὸa storm;λαίλαποςfor themοἷςthe gloomὁ ζόφοςof darknessτοῦ σκότουςhas been reserved.τετήρηται
2 Peter 2:17
Study it in the app“These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm; for them the gloom of darkness has been reserved.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Peter 2:17, word by word
- areεἰσινeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears- waterlessἄνυδροιanydroi
waterless
Waterless, dry, arid.
Where else “anydroi” appears- springsπηγαὶpēgai
spring
Water welling from the ground.
Where else “pēgai” appears- mistsὁμίχλαιhomichlai
mist
Mist.
Where else “homichlai” appears- drivenἐλαυνόμεναιelaunomenai
drive
Be carried along forcibly by the wind.
Where else “elaunomenai” appears- a stormλαίλαποςlailapos
storm
Storm, squall.
Where else “lailapos” appears- the gloomζόφοςzophos
deep darkness, gloom
Deep darkness, gloom; the darkness of the lowest places.
Where else “zophos” appears- of darknessσκότουςskotous
darkness
Darkness.
Where else “skotous” appears- has been reservedτετήρηταιtetērētai
guard
To protect, watch over, or set aside for later.
Where else “tetērētai” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add “forever.”
The context
16but he received a rebuke for his own transgression: a mute beast of burden speaking with a human voice restrained the madness of the prophet.
17 · This verse (above)
18For uttering swelling words of futility, they entice with desires of the flesh, with debaucheries, those who are barely escaping from those who live in error,