2 Thessalonians 2:3

“Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,”

2 Thessalonians 2:3 · direct translation from the Greek
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2 Thessalonians 2:3, word by word

deceiveἐξαπατήσῃexapatēsēi

deceive

Deceive, lead astray completely.

Where else “exapatēsēi” appears
anyμηδέναmēdena

no one, nothing

No one, nothing.

Where else “mēdena” appears
wayτρόπονtropon

way, manner

Way, manner; manner of life, character.

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the apostasyἀποστασίαapostasia

apostasy, defection

Defection, turning away from what one was faithful to; rebellion.

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comesἔλθῃelthēi

come

To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.

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firstπρῶτονprōton

first

The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.

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the manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos

person

A person, man or woman.

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of lawlessnessἀνομίαςanomias

lawlessness

Lawlessness: living without law, disregarding what God commands.

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is revealedἀποκαλυφθῇapokalyphthēi

reveal

Reveal, uncover what was hidden.

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the sonυἱὸςhuios

one belonging to

Someone with the character of something: "children of light".

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of destructionἀπωλείαςapōleias

destruction

Final ruin, the opposite of being saved.

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Translation note· on the manuscripts

“Apostasy”: rebellion, abandonment of the faith. Many manuscripts read “the man of sin.”

The context

2that you not be quickly shaken from your mind or alarmed, whether by a spirit or by a word or by a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is here.

3 · This verse (above)

4who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the sanctuary of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.

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