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2 Peter 2:14

Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “in craving” (πλεονεξίας) before having — here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “in cravings” (πλεονεξίαις) before having — here.

ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmouseyesὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “eyes”, the object formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.eyesἔχοντεςechontesthey haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.they haveμεστοὺςmestousfullμεστός (mestos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “full”, the object formG3324full, filled with.μοιχαλίδοςmoichalidosadulterousμοιχαλίς (moichalis)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “adulterous”, the of-formG3428(a) an adulteress (that is, a married woman who commits adultery), (b) Hebraistically: extended to those who worship any other than the true God.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀκαταπαύστουςakatapaustousunceasingἀκατάπαυστος (akatapaustos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “unceasing”, the object formG180not ceasing from, not abandoning (giving up).ἁμαρτίαςhamartiassinἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “sin”, the of-formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.δελεάζοντεςdeleazontesto enticeδελεάζω (deleazō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to entice”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1185I allure, entice (by a bait).ψυχὰςpsuchassoulψυχή (psuchē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “soul”, the object formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.ἀστηρίκτουςastēriktousunstableἀστήρικτος (astēriktos)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “unstable”, the object formG793(lit: unpropped), unsteady, unstable, unsettled.This verse uses “unstable”.καρδίανkardianheartκαρδία (kardia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “heart”, the object formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.γεγυμνασμένηνgegumnasmenēnexercisedγυμνάζω (gumnazō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “exercised”, a completed action with a present resultG1128I train by physical exercise; hence: train, in the widest sense.exercisedπλεονεξίαςpleonexiaswith covetous practicesπλεονεξία (pleonexia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “with covetous practices”, the of-formG4124covetousness, avarice, aggression, desire for advantage.with covetous practicesἔχοντεςechontesto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.κατάραςkatarascursedκατάρα (katara)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “cursed”, the of-formG2671cursing; a curse; meton: a doomed one.cursedτέκναteknachildrenτέκνον (teknon)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “children”, the subject formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.children

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πλεονεξίαιςpleonexiaiswith covetous practicesπλεονεξία (pleonexia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “with covetous practices”, the of-formG4124covetousness, avarice, aggression, desire for advantage.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

having eyes full of adultery, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having an heart exercised in covetousnesses, children of a curse,

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American Standard Version (1901)

having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; enticing unstedfast souls; having a heart exercised in covetousness; children of cursing;

Young’s Literal Translation

having eyes full of adultery, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having an heart exercised in covetousnesses, children of a curse,

World English Bible

having eyes full of adultery, and who can’t cease from sin, enticing unsettled souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children!

Darby Translation

having eyes full of adultery, and that cease not from sin, alluring unestablished souls; having a heart practised in covetousness, children of curse;

Douay-Rheims

Having eyes full of adultery and of sin that ceaseth not: alluring unstable souls, having their heart exercised with covetousness, children of malediction:

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