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2 Peter 1:8

For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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ταῦταtautaif these thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “if these things”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.if these thingsγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὑμῖνhuminin youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “in you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.in youὑπάρχονταhuparchontato beὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, neuter — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπλεονάζονταpleonazontaaboundπλεονάζω (pleonazō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, neuter — “abound”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4121I have more than enough; I abound, increase.This verse uses “abound”.aboundοὐκoukyou that ye shall neitherοὐ (ou)adverb — “you that ye shall neither”G3756no, not.you that ye shall neitherἀργοὺςargousbe barrenἀργός (argos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “be barren”, the object formG692idle, lazy, thoughtless, unprofitable, injurious.be barrenοὐδὲoudenorοὐδέconjunction — “nor”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “nor”.norἀκάρπουςakarpousunfruitfulἄκαρπος (akarpos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “unfruitful”, the object formG175unfruitful, barren, profitless.This verse uses “unfruitful”.unfruitfulκαθίστησινkathistēsinto appointκαθίστημι (kathistēmi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to appoint”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2525I set down, bring down to a place; I set in order, appoint, make, constitute.This verse uses “appoint”.εἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.inτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouLordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.LordἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.JesusΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christἐπίγνωσινepignōsinknowledgeἐπίγνωσις (epignōsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “knowledge”, the object formG1922knowledge of a particular point (directed towards a particular object); perception, discernment, recognition, intuition.This verse uses “knowledge”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for these things being to you and abounding, do make [you] neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Young’s Literal Translation

for these things being to you and abounding, do make [you] neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ,

World English Bible

For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to not be idle or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Darby Translation

for these things existing and abounding in you make [you] to be neither idle nor unfruitful as regards the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Douay-Rheims

For if these things be with you and abound, they will make you to be neither empty nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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