King James Version

2 Peter 2:5

And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀρχαίουarchaiouoldἀρχαῖος (archaios)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “old”, the of-formG744original, primitive, ancient.the oldκόσμουkosmouworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.worldοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἐφείσατοepheisatoto spareφείδομαι (pheidomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to spare”, a single actionG5339I spare, abstain, forbear.This verse uses “spare”.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butὄγδοονogdooneighthὄγδοος (ogdoos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “eighth”, the object formG3590the eighth, one of eight, with seven others.the eighthΝῶεnōeNoahΝῶεnoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Noah”, the object formG3575(Hebrew) Noah.δικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsof righteousnessδικαιοσύνη (dikaiosunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of righteousness”, the of-formG1343(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness.This verse uses “righteousness”.of righteousnessκήρυκαkērukapreacherκῆρυξ (kērux)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “preacher”, the object formG2783a herald, preacher, proclaimer.This verse uses “preacher”.ἐφύλαξενephulaxento keepφυλάσσω (phulassō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to keep”, a single actionG5442(a) I guard, protect; mid: I am on my guard, (b) act. and mid. of customs and regulations: I keep, observe.This verse uses “keep”.κατακλυσμὸνkataklusmonfloodκατακλυσμός (kataklusmos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “flood”, the object formG2627a deluge, flood.This verse uses “flood”.the floodκόσμῳkosmōupon the worldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “upon the world”, the to- or for-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.This verse uses “the world”.upon the worldἀσεβῶνasebōnof the ungodlyἀσεβής (asebēs)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the ungodly”, the of-formG765impious, ungodly, wicked.This verse uses “ungodly”.of the ungodlyἐπάξαςepaxasto bring uponἐπάγω (epagō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to bring upon”, a single actionG1863I bring upon; met: I cause to be imputed to.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the old world did not spare, but the eighth person, Noah, of righteousness a preacher, did keep, a flood on the world of the impious having brought,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and spared not the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;

Young’s Literal Translation

and the old world did not spare, but the eighth person, Noah, of righteousness a preacher, did keep, a flood on the world of the impious having brought,

World English Bible

and didn’t spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly,

Darby Translation

and spared not [the] old world, but preserved Noe, [the] eighth, a preacher of righteousness, having brought in [the] flood upon [the] world of [the] ungodly;

Douay-Rheims

And spared not the original world, but preserved Noe, the eighth person, the preacher of justice, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly.

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