2 Thessalonians 2:8

“And 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,”
2 Thessalonians 2:8 · direct translation from the Greek

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Andκαὶthenτότεthe lawless oneὁ ἄνομοςwill be revealed,ἀποκαλυφθήσεταιwhomὃνthe Lordὁ κύριοςJesusἸησοῦςwill killἀνελεῖwith the breathτῷ πνεύματιof his mouthτοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦandκαὶbring to nothingκαταργήσειby the radianceτῇ ἐπιφανείᾳof his coming,τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦ

Allusion · Isaiah 11:4

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Both texts say that the lawless one will be destroyed “with the breath of his mouth.”

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

ἀνελεῖaneleiG337הִכָּהhikaH5221“take away, kill”
πνεύματιpneumatiG4151רוּחַruajH7307“spirit, wind”
στόματοςstomatosG4750פִּיpiH6310“mouth”

2 Thessalonians 2:8, word by word

thenτότεtote

then

Then, at that time.

Where else “tote” appears

the lawless oneἄνομοςanomos

lawless

Who respects no rule; wicked.

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will be revealedἀποκαλυφθήσεταιapokalyphthēsetai

reveal

Reveal, uncover what was hidden.

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the Lordκύριοςkyrios

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyrios” appears

JesusἸησοῦςIēsous

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).

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will killἀνελεῖanelei

kill

To end someone's life, to do away with them.

Where else “anelei” appears

with the breathπνεύματιpneumati

breath

Literally "wind": the air of the lungs, what gives life.

Where else “pneumati” appears

of his mouthστόματοςstomatos

mouth

The part of the face through which one eats and speaks; also what one says.

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bring to nothingκαταργήσειkatargēsei

nullify

To make something powerless.

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by the radianceἐπιφανείᾳepiphaneiai

appearing

Appearing: a visible, glorious showing.

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of his comingπαρουσίαςparousias

coming

The arrival of Jesus in glory at the end.

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Translation note· on the manuscripts

It recalls Isaiah 11:4. Some manuscripts do not have “Jesus.”

The context

7For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only the one who restrains does so now until he is taken out of the way.

8 · This verse (above)

9whose coming is in accordance with the working of Satan with all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,

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