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2 Peter 2:20

For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

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εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἀποφυγόντεςapophugontesafter they have escapedἀποφεύγω (apopheugō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “after they have escaped”, a single actionG668I flee from, escape.after they have escapedτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μιάσματαmiasmatapollutionsμίασμα (miasma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “pollutions”, the object formG3393pollution, defilement; a stain.the pollutionsτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμουkosmouof the worldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.This verse uses “the world”.of the worldἐνenthroughἐνpreposition — “through”G1722in, on, among.throughἐπιγνώσειepignōseiknowledgeἐπίγνωσις (epignōsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “knowledge”, the to- or for-formG1922knowledge of a particular point (directed towards a particular object); perception, discernment, recognition, intuition.This verse uses “knowledge”.the knowledgeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσωτῆροςsōtērosSaviourσωτήρ (sōtēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Saviour”, the of-formG4990a savior, deliverer, preserver.SaviourἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (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.Christτούτοιςtoutoisthereinοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, neuter — “therein”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.thereinδὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andπάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.ἐμπλακέντεςemplakentesto entangleἐμπλέκομαι (emplekomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to entangle”, a single actionG1707I enfold, entangle; pass: I am involved in.This verse uses “entangle”.ἡττῶνταιhēttōntaibe lesserἡττάομαι (hēttaomai)verb, perfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “be lesser”, a completed action with a present resultG2274I am defeated, am overcome, am made inferior.γέγονενgegonenovercomeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “overcome”, a completed action with a present resultG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.overcomeαὐτοῖςautoiswith themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “with them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.with themτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔσχαταeschatalastἔσχατος (eschatos)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “last”, the subject formG2078last, at the last, finally, till the end.This verse uses “last”.χείροναcheironaworse thanχείρων (cheirōn)adjective, comparative, nominative, plural, neuter — “worse than”, the subject formG5501worse, more severe.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πρώτωνprōtōnthan the beginningπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “than the beginning”, the of-formG4413first, before, principal, most important.than the beginning

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for, if having escaped from the pollutions of the world, in the acknowledging of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and by these again being entangled, they have been overcome, become to them hath the last things worse than the first,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein and overcome, the last state is become worse with them than the first.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

For if, after they have escaped the defilement of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in it and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.

Darby Translation

For if after having escaped the pollutions of the world through [the] knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, again entangled, they are subdued by these, their last state is worse than the first.

Douay-Rheims

For if, flying from the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they be again entangled in them and overcome: their latter state is become unto them worse than the former.

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