King James Version

2 Peter 2:3

And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐνenthroughἐνpreposition — “through”G1722in, on, among.throughπλεονεξίᾳpleonexiacovetousnessπλεονεξίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “covetousness”, the to- or for-formG4124covetousness, avarice, aggression, desire for advantage.This verse uses “covetousness”.covetousnessπλαστοῖςplastoisshall they with feignedπλαστός (plastos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “shall they with feigned”, the to- or for-formG4112formed, molded; fig: feigned, made up, counterfeit.This verse uses “feigned”.shall they with feignedλόγοιςlogoiswordsλόγος (logos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “words”, the to- or for-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.wordsὑμᾶςhumasof youσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “of you”, the object formG4771you.of youἐμπορεύσονταιemporeusontaito traffic inἐμπορεύομαι (emporeuomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to traffic in”, an action still aheadG1710I travel as a merchant, engage in trade; I traffic in, make gain or business of.οἷςhoiswhoseὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “whose”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.whoseτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κρίμαkrimajudgmentκρίμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “judgment”, the subject formG2917(a) a judgment, a verdict; sometimes implying an adverse verdict, a condemnation, (b) a case at law, a lawsuit.judgmentἔκπαλαιekpalainow of a long timeἔκπαλαιadverb — “now of a long time”G1597from of old, long since.now of a long timeοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἀργεῖargeibe idleἀργέω (argeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “be idle”, an ongoing or repeated actionG691I linger, delay, am idle.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπώλειαapōleiadamnationἀπώλειαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “damnation”, the subject formG684destruction, ruin, loss, perishing; eternal ruin.damnationαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notνυστάζειnustazeito dozeνυστάζω (nustazō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to doze”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3573I nod in sleep, am drowsy, slumber.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.

Young’s Literal Translation

and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.

World English Bible

In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their destruction will not slumber.

Darby Translation

And through covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you: for whom judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction slumbers not.

Douay-Rheims

And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you. Whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their perdition slumbereth not.

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