They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.2 Peter 2:19
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
ἐλευθερίαν αὐτοῖς ἐπαγγελλόμενοι, αὐτοὶ δοῦλοι ὑπάρχοντες τῆς φθορᾶς· ᾧ γάρ τις ἥττηται, τούτῳ δεδούλωται.
- ἐλευθερίανeleutherian“freedom”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἐλευθερία · “freedom” · Strong's G1657
- αὐτοῖςautois“them”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἐπαγγελλόμενοι,epangellomenoi“promising,”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐπαγγέλλω · “to profess” · Strong's G1861
- αὐτοὶautoi“themselves”Personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- δοῦλοιdouloi“slaves”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from δοῦλος · “slave” · Strong's G1401
- ὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontes“being”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὑπάρχω · “to be” · Strong's G5225
- τῆςtēs“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- φθορᾶς·phthoras“of corruption;”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from φθορά · “corruption” · Strong's G5356
- ᾧhō“By what”Relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- γάρgar“for”Conjunction · “for” · Strong's G1063
- τιςtis“anyone”Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
- ἥττηται,hēttētai“has been subdued,”Verb, perfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἡσσάομαι · “be lesser” · Strong's G2274
- τούτῳtoutō“by that”Demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- δεδούλωται.dedoulōtai“he has been enslaved.”Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δουλόω · “to enslave” · Strong's G1402
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)