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(forγὰρby what he sawβλέμματιandκαὶheard,ἀκοῇthat righteous man,ὁ δίκαιοςlivingἐγκατοικῶνamongἐνthem,αὐτοῖςwas tormentingἐβασάνιζενhis righteousδικαίανsoulψυχὴνdayἡμέρανafterἐξdayἡμέραςwith their lawlessἀνόμοιςdeeds);ἔργοις
2 Peter 2:8
Study it in the app“(for by what he saw and heard, that righteous man, living among them, was tormenting his righteous soul day after day with their lawless deeds);”
With the Greek beneath
2 Peter 2:8, word by word
- by what he sawβλέμματιblemmati
what one sees
What one sees, sight; a look.
Where else “blemmati” appears- heardἀκοῇakoēi
hearing
The ability to perceive sounds and words; repeated, it stresses truly listening.
Where else “akoēi” appears- that righteous manδίκαιοςdikaios
righteous
One who lives well, as God wants.
Where else “dikaios” appears- livingἐγκατοικῶνenkatoikōn
live among
Live among others.
Where else “enkatoikōn” appears- was tormentingἐβασάνιζενebasanizen
torment
To make someone suffer greatly.
Where else “ebasanizen” appears- soulψυχὴνpsychēn
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “psychēn” appears- dayἡμέρανhēmeran
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeran” appears- with their lawlessἀνόμοιςanomois
lawless
Who respects no rule; wicked.
Where else “anomois” appears- deeds)ἔργοιςergois
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “ergois” appears
The context
7and rescued righteous Lot, distressed by the conduct in debauchery of the lawless
8 · This verse (above)
9the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,