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2 Peter 2:1

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

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Ἐγένοντοegenontothere wereγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “there were”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.there wereδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaifalse prophetψευδοπροφήτης (pseudoprophētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “false prophet”, the subject formG5578a false prophet; one who in God's name teaches what is false.ἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.amongτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.λαῷlaōpeopleλαός (laos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “people”, the to- or for-formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.the peopleὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asκαὶkaievenκαίadverb — “even”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “even”.evenἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ἔσονταιesontaito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.ψευδοδιδάσκαλοιpseudodidaskaloifalse teacherψευδοδιδάσκαλος (pseudodidaskalos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “false teacher”, the subject formG5572a false teacher, teacher of false things.οἵτινεςhoitineswhoὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “who”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.παρεισάξουσινpareisaxousinto introduceπαρεισάγω (pareisagō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to introduce”, an action still aheadG3919I bring in secretly, am at hand.αἱρέσειςhaireseissectαἵρεσις (hairesis)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “sect”, the object formG139a self-chosen opinion, a religious or philosophical sect, discord or contention.ἀπωλείαςapōleiasdestructionἀπώλεια (apōleia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “destruction”, the of-formG684destruction, ruin, loss, perishing; eternal ruin.This verse uses “destruction”.destructionκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγοράσανταagorasantato buyἀγοράζω (agorazō)verb, aorist active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to buy”, a single actionG59I buy.αὐτοὺςautousheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.δεσπότηνdespotēnmasterδεσπότης (despotēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “master”, the object formG1203a lord, master, or prince.This verse uses “master”.ἀρνούμενοιarnoumenoito denyἀρνέομαι (arneomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to deny”, an ongoing or repeated actionG720(a) I deny (a statement), (b) I repudiate (a person, or belief).This verse uses “deny”.ἐπάγοντεςepagontesto bring uponἐπάγω (epagō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to bring upon”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1863I bring upon; met: I cause to be imputed to.ἑαυτοῖςheautoismyἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “my”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.ταχινὴνtachinēnquickταχινός (tachinos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “quick”, the object formG5031swift, quick, impending.This verse uses “quick”.ἀπώλειανapōleiandestructionἀπώλεια (apōleia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “destruction”, the object formG684destruction, ruin, loss, perishing; eternal ruin.This verse uses “destruction”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And there did come also false prophets among the people, as also among you there shall be false teachers, who shall bring in besides destructive sects, and the Master who bought them denying, bringing to themselves quick destruction,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there shall be false teachers, who shall privily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

Darby Translation

But there were false prophets also among the people, as there shall be also among you false teachers, who shall bring in by the bye destructive heresies, and deny the master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction;

Douay-Rheims

But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there shall be among you lying teachers, who shall bring in sects of perdition, and deny the Lord who bought them: bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

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