(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
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
βλέμματι γὰρ καὶ ἀκοῇ ὁ δίκαιος ἐγκατοικῶν ἐν αὐτοῖς ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας ψυχὴν δικαίαν ἀνόμοις ἔργοις ἐβασάνιζεν·
- βλέμματιblemmati“through seeing”Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from βλέμμα · “a look” · Strong's G0990
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀκοῇakoēa“hearing”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἀκοή · “hearing” · Strong's G0189
- ὁho“that”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δίκαιοςdikaios“righteous [man]”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “just” · Strong's G1342
- ἐγκατοικῶνegkatoikōn“dwelling”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐγκατοικέω · “to live among” · Strong's G1460
- ἐνen“among”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- αὐτοῖςautois“them”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἡμέρανhēmeran“day”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
- ἐξex“after”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- ἡμέραςhēmeras“day”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
- ψυχὴνpsuchēn“in [his] soul”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ψυχή · “soul” · Strong's G5590G
- δικαίανdikaian“righteous”Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from δίκαιος · “just” · Strong's G1342
- ἀνόμοιςanomois“with [their] lawless”Adjective, dative, plural, neuter · from ἄνομος · “lawless” · Strong's G0459
- ἔργοιςergois“deeds”Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from ἔργον · “work” · Strong's G2041
- 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)