King James Version

2 Thessalonians 2:3

In 2 Thessalonians 2 of 2 Thessalonians.

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of lawlessness” (ἀνομίας,) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of sin” (ἁμαρτίας) before the here.

μήmēnoμήadverb — “no”G3361not, lest.noτιςtismanτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.manὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youἐξαπατήσῃexapatēsēto deceiveἐξαπατάω (exapataō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to deceive”, a single actionG1818I deceive thoroughly.κατὰkatabyκατάpreposition — “by”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.byμηδέναmēdenaanyμηδείς (mēdeis)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “any”, the object formG3367no one, none, nothing.anyτρόπονtroponmeansτρόπος (tropos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “means”, the object formG5158(a) way, manner, (b) manner of life, character.meansὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forἐὰνeanthat day shall not come, exceptἐάνconjunction — “that day shall not come, except”G1437if.that day shall not come, exceptμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἔλθῃelthēthere comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “there come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.there comeἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀποστασίαapostasiaa falling awayἀποστασίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a falling away”, the subject formG646defection, apostasy, revolt.a falling awayπρῶτονprōtonfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.firstκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀποκαλυφθῇapokaluphthēbe revealedἀποκαλύπτω (apokaluptō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “be revealed”, a single actionG601I uncover, bring to light, reveal.be revealedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνθρωποςanthrōposa humanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνομίαςanomiaslawlessnessἀνομία (anomia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “lawlessness”, the of-formG458lawlessness, iniquity, disobedience, sin.This verse uses “lawlessness”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸςhuiossonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.the sonτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπωλείαςapōleiasof perditionἀπώλεια (apōleia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of perdition”, the of-formG684destruction, ruin, loss, perishing; eternal ruin.of perdition

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἁμαρτίαςhamartiasof sinἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of sin”, the of-formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

let not any one deceive you in any manner, because — if the falling away may not come first, and the man of sin be revealed — the son of the destruction,

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American Standard Version (1901)

let no man beguile you in any wise: for it will not be , except the falling away come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,

Young’s Literal Translation

let not any one deceive you in any manner, because — if the falling away may not come first, and the man of sin be revealed — the son of the destruction,

World English Bible

Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction.

Darby Translation

Let not any one deceive you in any manner, because [it will not be] unless the apostasy have first come, and the man of sin have been revealed, the son of perdition;

Douay-Rheims

Let no man deceive you by any means, for unless there come a revolt first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,

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