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2 Peter 3:4

And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingΠοῦpouWhereποῦadverb — “Where”G4226where, in what place.This verse uses “where”.Whereἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπαγγελίαepangeliapromiseἐπαγγελίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “promise”, the subject formG1860a promise.the promiseτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.παρουσίαςparousiascomingπαρουσία (parousia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “coming”, the of-formG3952(a) presence, (b) a coming, an arrival, advent, especially of the second coming of Christ.comingαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἀφ’aphsinceἀπό (apo)preposition — “since”G575from, away from.sinceἧςhēswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατέρεςpateresfathersπατήρ (patēr)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “fathers”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.the fathersἐκοιμήθησανekoimēthēsanfell asleepκοιμάομαι (koimaomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “fell asleep”, a single actionG2837I fall asleep, am asleep, sometimes of the sleep of death.fell asleepπάνταpantaall thingsπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “all things”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.all thingsοὕτωςhoutōscontinueοὕτω(ς)adverb — “continue”G3779thus, so, in this manner.continueδιαμένειdiameneito remainδιαμένω (diamenō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to remain”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1265I remain, continue.This verse uses “remain”.ἀπ’apas they were fromἀπό (apo)preposition — “as they were from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.as they were fromἀρχῆςarchēsbeginningἀρχή (archē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “beginning”, the of-formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.This verse uses “beginning”.the beginningκτίσεωςktiseōsof the creationκτίσις (ktisis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the creation”, the of-formG2937(often of the founding of a city), (a) abstr: creation, (b) concr: creation, creature, institution; always of Divine work, (c) an institution, ordinance.This verse uses “creation”.of the creation

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and saying, 'Where is the promise of his presence? for since the fathers did fall asleep, all things so remain from the beginning of the creation;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

Young’s Literal Translation

and saying, 'Where is the promise of his presence? for since the fathers did fall asleep, all things so remain from the beginning of the creation;'

World English Bible

and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”

Darby Translation

and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for from the time the fathers fell asleep all things remain thus from [the] beginning of [the] creation.

Douay-Rheims

Saying: Where is his promise or his coming? for since the time that the fathers slept, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

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