God & Savior

2 Peter 2:20

If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
2 Peter 2:20
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Original language (Greek)

εἰ γὰρ ἀποφυγόντες τὰ μιάσματα τοῦ κόσμου ἐν ἐπιγνώσει τοῦ κυρίου καὶ σωτῆρος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, τούτοις δὲ πάλιν ἐμπλακέντες ἡττῶνται, γέγονεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ἔσχατα χείρονα τῶν πρώτων.

  1. εἰei“If”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ἀποφυγόντεςapophugontes“having escaped”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀποφεύγω · “to escape” · Strong's G0668
  4. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. μιάσματαmiasmata“pollutions”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from μίασμα · “defilement” · Strong's G3393
  6. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. κόσμουkosmou“world”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κόσμος · “world” · Strong's G2889
  8. ἐνen“through”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  9. ἐπιγνώσειepignōsei“[the] knowledge”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἐπίγνωσις · “knowledge” · Strong's G1922
  10. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. κυρίουkuriou“Lord”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. σωτῆροςsōtēros“Savior”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from σωτήρ · “savior” · Strong's G4990
  14. ἸησοῦIēsou“Jesus”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  15. Χριστοῦ,Christou“Christ,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  16. τούτοιςtoutois“in these”
    Demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  17. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  18. πάλινpalin“again”
    Adverb · “again” · Strong's G3825
  19. ἐμπλακέντεςemplakentes“having been entangled”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐμπλέκω · “to entangle/involve” · Strong's G1707
  20. ἡττῶνται,hēttōntai“they are subdued,”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἡσσάομαι · “be lesser” · Strong's G2274
  21. γέγονενgegonen“has become”
    Verb, 2nd perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  22. αὐτοῖςautois“to them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  23. τὰta“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. ἔσχαταeschata“last [state]”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, neuter · from ἔσχατος · “last/least” · Strong's G2078
  25. χείροναcheirona“worse”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, neuter, comparative · from χείρων · “worse than” · Strong's G5501
  26. τῶνtōn“than the”
    Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  27. πρώτων.prōtōn“first.”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, neuter · from πρῶτος · “first” · Strong's G4413G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)