King James Version

2 Peter 3:6

Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

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δι’diWherebyδιά (dia)preposition — “Whereby”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.Wherebyὧνhōnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τότεtotethat then wasτότεadverb — “that then was”G5119then, at that time.that then wasκόσμοςkosmosworldκόσμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “world”, the subject formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.ὕδατιhudatiwith waterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “with water”, the to- or for-formG5204water.with waterκατακλυσθεὶςkataklustheisto floodκατακλύζω (katakluzō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to flood”, a single actionG2626I flood over, overwhelm, inundate.ἀπώλετοapōletoperishedἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “perished”, a single actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).perished

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

through which the then world, by water having been deluged, was destroyed;

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American Standard Version (1901)

by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

Young’s Literal Translation

through which the then world, by water having been deluged, was destroyed;

World English Bible

by which means the world that existed then, being overflowed with water, perished.

Darby Translation

through which [waters] the then world, deluged with water, perished.

Douay-Rheims

Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.

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