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2 Peter 3:1

This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

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ΤαύτηνtautēnThisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “This”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.Thisἤδηēdēnowἤδηadverb — “now”G2235already; now at length, now after all this waiting.This verse uses “now”.nowἀγαπητοίagapētoibelovedἀγαπητός (agapētos)adjective, vocative, plural, masculine — “beloved”, the calling formG27loved, beloved, with two special applications: the Beloved, a title of the Messiah (Christ), as beloved beyond all others by the God who sent Him; of Christians, as beloved by God, Christ, and one another.This verse uses “beloved”.δευτέρανdeuteransecondlyδεύτερος (deuteros)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “secondly”, the object formG1208second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time.ὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youγράφωgraphōto writeγράφωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to write”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).ἐπιστολήνepistolēnepistleἐπιστολή (epistolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “epistle”, the object formG1992a letter, dispatch, epistle, message.This verse uses “epistle”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inαἷςhaisboth whichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, plural, feminine — “both which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.both whichδιεγείρωdiegeirōI stir upδιεγείρωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I stir up”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1326I wake out of sleep, arouse in general, stir up.I stir upὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.yourἐνenby wayἐνpreposition — “by way”G1722in, on, among.by wayὑπομνήσειhupomnēseiof remembranceὑπόμνησις (hupomnēsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “of remembrance”, the to- or for-formG5280remembrance, recollection, putting in mind; a reminder.of remembranceτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εἰλικρινῆeilikrinēpureεἰλικρινής (eilikrinēs)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “pure”, the object formG1506(originally: unmixed), pure, uncontaminated, sincere.This verse uses “pure”.διάνοιανdianoianmindδιάνοια (dianoia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “mind”, the object formG1271understanding, intellect, mind, insight.This verse uses “mind”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

This, now, beloved, a second letter to you I write, in both which I stir up your pure mind in reminding [you],

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American Standard Version (1901)

This is now, beloved, the second epistle that I write unto you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by putting you in remembrance;

Young’s Literal Translation

This, now, beloved, a second letter to you I write, in both which I stir up your pure mind in reminding [you],

World English Bible

This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you

Darby Translation

This, a second letter, beloved, I already write to you, in [both] which I stir up, in the way of putting you in remembrance, your pure mind,

Douay-Rheims

Behold this second epistle I write to you, my dearly beloved, in which I stir up by way of admonition your sincere mind:

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