2 Peter 2:8

(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—
2 Peter 2:8
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Original language (Greek)

βλέμματι γὰρ καὶ ἀκοῇ ὁ δίκαιος ἐγκατοικῶν ἐν αὐτοῖς ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας ψυχὴν δικαίαν ἀνόμοις ἔργοις ἐβασάνιζεν·

  1. βλέμματιblemmati“through seeing”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from βλέμμα · “a look” · Strong's G0990
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. ἀκοῇakoēa“hearing”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἀκοή · “hearing” · Strong's G0189
  5. ὁho“that”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. δίκαιοςdikaios“righteous [man]”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “just” · Strong's G1342
  7. ἐγκατοικῶνegkatoikōn“dwelling”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐγκατοικέω · “to live among” · Strong's G1460
  8. ἐνen“among”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  9. αὐτοῖςautois“them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  10. ἡμέρανhēmeran“day”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  11. ἐξex“after”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  12. ἡμέραςhēmeras“day”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  13. ψυχὴνpsuchēn“in [his] soul”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ψυχή · “soul” · Strong's G5590G
  14. δικαίανdikaian“righteous”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from δίκαιος · “just” · Strong's G1342
  15. ἀνόμοιςanomois“with [their] lawless”
    Adjective, dative, plural, neuter · from ἄνομος · “lawless” · Strong's G0459
  16. ἔργοιςergois“deeds”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from ἔργον · “work” · Strong's G2041
  17. ἐβασάνιζεν·ebasanizen“was tormented;”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from βασανίζω · “to torture” · Strong's G0928G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)