2 Peter 2:6

“and condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes, having made them an example for the ungodly of what is coming;”
2 Peter 2:6 · direct translation from the Greek

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andκαὶcondemnedκατέκρινενthe citiesπόλειςof SodomΣοδόμωνandκαὶGomorrahΓομόρραςto destruction,καταστροφῇreducing them to ashes,τεφρώσαςhaving made themτεθεικώςan exampleὑπόδειγμαfor the ungodlyἀσεβέσινof what is coming;μελλόντων

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2 Peter says that God reduced Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes; Genesis 19:24-25 tells of their destruction.

The same term appears in both passages.

ΣοδόμωνSodomōnG4670סְדֹםsedomH5467“Sodom”
ΓομόρραςGomorrasG1116עֲמֹרָהamoraH6017“Gomorrah”

2 Peter 2:6, word by word

condemnedκατέκρινενkatekrinen

condemn

Condemn, pass sentence against someone.

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the citiesπόλειςpoleis

city, town

City, town.

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of SodomΣοδόμωνSodomōn

Sodom

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GomorrahΓομόρραςGomorras

Gomorrah

Gomorrah: a city destroyed together with Sodom.

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to destructionκαταστροφῇkatastrophēi

destruction

Being utterly overthrown, like Sodom.

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reducing them to ashesτεφρώσαςtephrōsas

reduce to ashes

Reduce to ashes.

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having made themτεθεικώςtetheikōs

appoint

To name someone to a post, or decide something.

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an exampleὑπόδειγμαhypodeigma

example

Example, a model to be imitated.

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for the ungodlyἀσεβέσινasebesin

ungodly

Ungodly: someone who has no reverence for God.

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of what is comingμελλόντωνmellontōn

coming

What has not yet arrived: the new world.

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Translation note· on the manuscripts

Recalls Genesis 19. Many manuscripts read “for those who would live ungodly lives.”

Places in this verse

Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

Sodom ?
Today: disputed; perhaps south or northeast of the Dead Sea
A city of the Jordan plain; its site is not known for certain, perhaps near the Dead Sea.
Its people were very wicked (Gen 13:13). God destroyed it with fire, and saved Lot (Gen 19:24-25).
Genesis 19:24 Genesis 13:13 Genesis 18:20 Matthew 10:15

The context

5and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly;

6 · This verse (above)

7and rescued righteous Lot, distressed by the conduct in debauchery of the lawless

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