King James Version

2 Peter 2:18

For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “scarcely escaping” (ὀλίγως ἀποφεύγοντας) before from those here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “truly escaping” (ὄντως ἀποφυγόντας) before from those here.

ὑπέρογκαhuperonkagreat swellingὑπέρογκος (huperonkos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “great swelling”, the object formG5246immoderate, boastful, excessive, pompous.great swellingγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ματαιότητοςmataiotētoswords of vanityματαιότης (mataiotēs)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “words of vanity”, the of-formG3153vanity, emptiness, unreality, purposelessness, ineffectiveness, instability, frailty; false religion.This verse uses “vanity”.words of vanityφθεγγόμενοιphthengomenoito speakφθέγγομαι (phthengomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5350I speak aloud, utter.δελεάζουσινdeleazousinthey allureδελεάζω (deleazō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they allure”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1185I allure, entice (by a bait).This verse uses “allure”.they allureἐνenthroughἐνpreposition — “through”G1722in, on, among.throughἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaislustsἐπιθυμία (epithumia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “lusts”, the to- or for-formG1939desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust.the lustsσαρκὸςsarkosof the fleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the flesh”, the of-formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.of the fleshἀσελγείαιςaselgeiaisthrough much wantonnessἀσέλγεια (aselgeia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “through much wantonness”, the to- or for-formG766(outrageous conduct, conduct shocking to public decency, a wanton violence), wantonness, lewdness.This verse uses “wantonness”.through much wantonnessτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὀλίγωςoligōsthose that were cleanὀλίγωςadverb — “those that were clean”G6067scarcelythose that were cleanἀποφεύγονταςapopheugontasescapedἀποφεύγω (apopheugō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “escaped”, an ongoing or repeated actionG668I flee from, escape.escapedτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπλάνῃplanēerrorπλάνηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “error”, the to- or for-formG4106a wandering; fig: deceit, delusion, error, sin.This verse uses “error”.errorἀναστρεφομένουςanastrephomenousto liveἀναστρέφω (anastrephō)verb, present passive participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to live”, an ongoing or repeated actionG390I overturn; I turn back, return; I turn hither and thither; pass: I turn myself about; I sojourn, dwell; I conduct myself, behave, live.This verse uses “live”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὄντωςontōsthose that were cleanὄντωςadverb — “those that were clean”G3689really, truly, actually.ἀποφυγόνταςapophugontasescapedἀποφεύγω (apopheugō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “escaped”, an ongoing or repeated actionG668I flee from, escape.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh — lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For, uttering great swelling words of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error;

Young’s Literal Translation

for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh — lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,

World English Bible

For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;

Darby Translation

For [while] speaking great highflown words of vanity, they allure with [the] lusts of [the] flesh, by dissoluteness, those who have just fled those who walk in error,

Douay-Rheims

For, speaking proud words of vanity, they allure by the desires of fleshly riotousness, those who for a little while escape, such as converse in error:

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