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2 Timothy 2:25

In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

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ἐνenInἐνpreposition — “In”G1722in, on, among.Inπραΰτητιprautētigentlenessπραΰτης (praÿtēs)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “gentleness”, the to- or for-formG4240mildness, gentleness.This verse uses “gentleness”.Strong’s files this form under G4236 (πρᾳότης).meeknessπαιδεύονταpaideuontainstructingπαιδεύω (paideuō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “instructing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3811(a) I discipline, educate, train, (b) more severely: I chastise.instructingτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀντιδιατιθεμένουςantidiatithemenousthose that oppose themselvesἀντιδιατίθεμαι (antidiatithemai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “those that oppose themselves”, an ongoing or repeated actionG475I set myself against, oppose.those that oppose themselvesμήποτεmēpotelest + πότε=whenμήποτεparticle — “lest + πότε=when”G3379Strong’s files this form under G4218 (ποτέ).ifδώῃdōēwill giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “will give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.will giveαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.μετάνοιανmetanoianrepentanceμετάνοια (metanoia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “repentance”, the object formG3341repentance, a change of mind, change in the inner man.This verse uses “repentance”.repentanceεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toἐπίγνωσινepignōsinacknowledgingἐπίγνωσις (epignōsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “acknowledging”, the object formG1922knowledge of a particular point (directed towards a particular object); perception, discernment, recognition, intuition.the acknowledgingἀληθείαςalētheiasof the truthἀλήθεια (alētheia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the truth”, the of-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.of the truth

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

in meekness instructing those opposing — if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth,

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American Standard Version (1901)

in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,

Young’s Literal Translation

in meekness instructing those opposing — if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth,

World English Bible

in gentleness correcting those who oppose him. Perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,

Darby Translation

in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of [the] truth,

Douay-Rheims

With modesty admonishing them that resist the truth: if peradventure God may give them repentance to know the truth,

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