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2 Peter 2:19

While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

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ἐλευθερίανeleutherianlibertyἐλευθερία (eleutheria)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “liberty”, the object formG1657freedom, liberty, especially: a state of freedom from slavery.This verse uses “liberty”.libertyαὐτοῖςautoisthey themselvesαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “they themselves”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “they”.they themselvesἐπαγγελλόμενοιepangellomenoito professἐπαγγέλλομαι (epangellomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to profess”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1861I promise, profess.This verse uses “profess”.αὐτοὶautoiheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.δοῦλοιdouloiservantsδοῦλος (doulos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “servants”, the subject formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.the servantsὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesto beὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.φθορᾶςphthorasof corruptionφθορά (phthora)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of corruption”, the of-formG5356corruption, destruction, decay, rottenness, decomposition.This verse uses “corruption”.of corruptionᾧhōof whomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “of whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.of whomγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τιςtisa manτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.a manἥττηταιhēttētaiis overcomeἡττάομαι (hēttaomai)verb, perfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “is overcome”, a completed action with a present resultG2274I am defeated, am overcome, am made inferior.is overcomeτούτῳtoutōof the sameοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “of the same”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.of the sameκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.δεδούλωταιdedoulōtaiis he brought in bondageδουλόω (douloō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is he brought in bondage”, a completed action with a present resultG1402I enslave.is he brought in bondage

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

liberty to them promising, themselves being servants of the corruption, for by whom any one hath been overcome, to this one also he hath been brought to servitude,

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American Standard Version (1901)

promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he also brought into bondage.

Young’s Literal Translation

liberty to them promising, themselves being servants of the corruption, for by whom any one hath been overcome, to this one also he hath been brought to servitude,

World English Bible

promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.

Darby Translation

promising them liberty, while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a man is subdued, by him is he also brought into slavery.

Douay-Rheims

Promising them liberty, whereas they themselves are the slaves of corruption. For by whom a man is overcome, of the same also he is the slave.

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