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Butδὲgrowαὐξάνετεinἐνgraceχάριτιandκαὶknowledgeγνώσειof ourτοῦ ἡμῶνLordκυρίουandκαὶSaviorσωτῆροςJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah.ΧριστοῦTo himαὐτῷbethe gloryἡ δόξαbothκαὶnowνῦνandκαὶtoεἰςthe dayἡμέρανof eternity.αἰῶνοςAmen.ἀμήν
2 Peter 3:18
Study it in the app“But grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Messiah. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Peter 3:18, word by word
- growαὐξάνετεauxanete
grow
To become larger or stronger over time, like a plant or a child.
Where else “auxanete” appears- graceχάριτιchariti
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “chariti” appears- knowledgeγνώσειgnōsei
knowledge
Knowledge.
Where else “gnōsei” appears- Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- Saviorσωτῆροςsōtēros
Savior
Savior.
Where else “sōtēros” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- the gloryδόξαdoxa
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxa” appears- the dayἡμέρανhēmeran
judgment day
The day of the Lord, when God judges the world.
Where else “hēmeran” appears- of eternityαἰῶνοςaiōnos
forever
Time without end.
Where else “aiōnos” appears- Amenἀμήνamēn
amen
"So it is, so be it", at the end of a prayer.
Where else “amēn” appears
The context
17You then, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of the lawless and lose your own firm footing.
18 · This verse (above)