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Forγὰρthe mysteryτὸ μυστήριονof lawlessnessτῆς ἀνομίαςis alreadyἤδηat work;ἐνεργεῖταιonlyμόνονthe one who restrainsὁ κατέχωνdoes so nowἄρτιuntilἕωςhe is takenγένηταιout ofἐκthe way.μέσου
2 Thessalonians 2:7
Study it in the app“For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only the one who restrains does so now until he is taken out of the way.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Thessalonians 2:7, word by word
- the mysteryμυστήριονmystērion
mystery
Mystery: what was hidden and God makes known.
Where else “mystērion” appears- of lawlessnessἀνομίαςanomias
lawlessness
Lawlessness: living without law, disregarding what God commands.
Where else “anomias” appears- is alreadyἤδηēdē
already
Already, by now.
Where else “ēdē” appears- at workἐνεργεῖταιenergeitai
be at work
Be at work, operate with power; bring about.
Where else “energeitai” appears- onlyμόνονmonon
only
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appears- the one who restrainsκατέχωνkatechōn
restrain
To hold someone back, not let them go on.
Where else “katechōn” appears- does so nowἄρτιarti
now
Now, just now, at this moment.
Where else “arti” appears- he is takenγένηταιgenētai
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genētai” appears- the wayμέσουmesou
middle
Middle, in the midst.
Where else “mesou” appears
The context
6And now you know what restrains him, so that he may be revealed in his own time.
7 · This verse (above)
8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the radiance of his coming,