2 Peter 3:5

“For they deliberately overlook this, that heavens existed long ago and an earth formed out of water and through water by the word of God,”
2 Peter 3:5 · direct translation from the Greek

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Forγὰρtheyαὐτοὺςdeliberatelyθέλονταςoverlookλανθάνειthis,τοῦτοthatὅτιheavensοὐρανοὶexistedἦσανlong agoἔκπαλαιandκαὶan earthγῆformedσυνεστῶσαout ofἐξwaterὕδατοςandκαὶthroughδι’waterὕδατοςbyτῷthe wordτοῦ λόγῳof God,θεοῦ

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2 Peter 3:5 says that the earth came out of water and through water, by the word of God; in Genesis 1:6-10 Elohim separates the waters and the dry land appears.

The same term appears in both passages.

ὕδατοςhydatosG5204מָּיִםmayimH4325“water”

2 Peter 3:5, word by word

deliberatelyθέλονταςthelontas

want

To have the desire or the resolve for something.

Where else “thelontas” appears

overlookλανθάνειlanthanei

escape notice

Go unnoticed, remain hidden.

Where else “lanthanei” appears

heavensοὐρανοὶouranoi

sky

The vault we see above the earth, where birds fly and the stars are.

Where else “ouranoi” appears

existedἦσανēsan

there is

Something exists somewhere, or happens.

Where else “ēsan” appears

long agoἔκπαλαιekpalai

long ago

For a long time, from long ago.

Where else “ekpalai” appears

an earthγῆgē

earth

The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.

Where else “gē” appears

formedσυνεστῶσαsynestōsa

hold together

To cohere, or take shape.

Where else “synestōsa” appears

waterὕδατοςhydatos

water

The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.

Where else “hydatos” appears

the wordλόγῳlogōi

message

What God says, proclaimed to people.

Where else “logōi” appears

of Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theou” appears

Translation note

“They deliberately overlook”: literally “it is hidden from them, because they want it so.” Recalls Genesis 1:2-10.

The context

4and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.

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6through which the world of that time, flooded with water, perished.

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