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N1904καὶ δίκαιον Λὼτ καταπονούμενον ὑπὸ τῆς τῶν ἀθέσμων ἐν ἀσελγείᾳ ἀναστροφῆς ἐρρύσατο·

BSAandkai righteousdikaios [just, righteous, righteous Lot, oppressed by the injustices] LotLōt being distressedkataponeō [vexed, worn down] byhupo theho of theho [lawless, wicked, in their uncleanly conversation, by their filthy lifestyle] lawlessathesmos inen sensualityaselgeia [lascivious] conductanastrophē [behaviour, manner of life] He rescued;rhuomai [delivered, saved]

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2 Peter 2:7quick helps
In a sentenceGod rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the immoral behavior of the wicked.
Who is speakingThe Apostle Peter is writing about God's actions in history.
Where we areThis verse is part of a warning about false teachers and God's judgment.
The hard wordδίκαιον
Take awayRighteousness can be distressed by the wickedness surrounding it.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbκαταπονέω The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
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Deep Study — 2 Peter 2:7

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Context — The Judgment of False Teachersgenerated

6if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;
7and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless
8(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—
9if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

2 Peter 2:7 discusses how God judged the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah while rescuing Lot, illustrating His ability to deliver the righteous from judgment. This passage serves as a warning about the fate of false teachers and the assurance that God knows how to save the godly from trials, as seen in the verses surrounding it.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Genesis 19:16–22But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.
21 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
3Genesis 13:13But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
4Genesis 19:7–8“Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing!
5Psalm 120:5Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 7 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word δίκαιον, dikaiosgenerated

The word δίκαιος (*dikaios*) is an adjective meaning 'righteous' or 'just'. It is derived from the concept of justice and describes individuals who align with divine moral standards. In this verse, it specifically refers to Lot as a righteous man, highlighting his moral integrity amidst a corrupt society.

This term appears frequently in the New Testament, often in relation to God and those who live according to His will. The parsing indicates that it is in the accusative singular masculine form, emphasizing Lot's identity as a specific individual recognized for his righteousness.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

The verse is rendered in the Berean Standard Bible as 'and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless'. The KJV uses 'delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked', while the ASV states 'and delivered righteous Lot, sore distressed by the lascivious life of the wicked'.

Different translations offer variations on key terms: 'righteous' is used in the BSB, ASV, and WEB, while 'just' appears in the KJV. The word 'distressed' is rendered as 'vexed' in the KJV and 'worn down' in the YLT, illustrating the emotional toll on Lot due to the wickedness around him.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb of the verse is ἐρρύσατο, He rescued, which governs the subject 'Lot' and describes the action taken by God. The structure includes a noun phrase for the subject and a participial phrase that describes Lot's condition, indicating his distress due to the immoral conduct surrounding him.

The sentence is constructed with a clear subject-verb-object pattern, where 'Lot' is the subject, 'He rescued' is the verb, and the additional phrases provide context about Lot's righteousness and the nature of the wicked conduct he faced.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

δίκαιος is used in the Septuagint to translate the Hebrew word צַדִּיק (righteous), which refers to individuals who uphold justice. This connection emphasizes the continuity of the concept of righteousness from the Old Testament to the New Testament.

In the context of Lot, the Septuagint highlights his role as a righteous figure who was saved from destruction, paralleling the themes of judgment and deliverance found throughout the Scriptures.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

2 Peter 2:7 tells us that God rescued Lot, who was a righteous man. Lot was distressed by the immoral actions of those around him. This verse illustrates how God can save the righteous even in the midst of wickedness.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean that Lot was distressed?

Lot was troubled by the sinful behavior of the people around him, which caused him emotional and spiritual anguish.

Why is Lot described as righteous?

Lot is called righteous because he lived according to God's standards, even though he was surrounded by wickedness.

How does this verse relate to the theme of judgment?

This verse shows that while God judges the wicked, He also protects and rescues those who are righteous.

What can we learn from Lot's experience?

We learn that even in difficult circumstances, God is able to rescue those who remain faithful to Him.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what ways can I remain righteous in a world that often promotes wickedness?
  2. How can I support others who are distressed by the immoral behavior they encounter?
  3. What does it mean for me to trust in God's ability to rescue me from my trials?
  4. How can I be a voice for righteousness in my community, like Lot?

The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it

Early church Fathers comment on this verse to illustrate God's faithfulness in rescuing the righteous while judging the wicked.

Clement of RomeLETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS 11.1 d. c. 99
By rescuing Lot the Lord made clear that he does not abandon those who hope in him but that he hands those who turn away over to punishment and torture.
Early Church Fathers on 2 Peter 2 →
Hesychius of JerusalemCATENA d. after 451
Peter adds the story of Lot to his other examples in order to teach us that it is possible to avoid doing evil and thus to escape from the punishment which they will receive.
Early Church Fathers on 2 Peter 2 →
BedeCommentary on the Catholic Epistles c. 673–735
And just Lot, oppressed, etc. Indeed, the holy man was tormented by both the unjust deeds and words of his neighbors; seeing these things daily, he was not able to correct them at all;
Early Church Fathers on 2 Peter 2 →

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on 2 Peter 2:7 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And delivered just Lot,.... Who was a just man, being justified by the righteousness of Christ imputed to him; and having the new man formed in him, which is created in righteousness and true

Read John Gill on 2 Peter 2 →
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: Filthy conversation , [ en (G1722) aselgeia (G766) anastrofees (G391)] - 'behaviour in licentiousness' (Genesis 19:5).

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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Vexed; grievously afflicted or wearied. The wicked; unjust, lawless, (understand men), such as had no respect to law or justice, in opposition to Lot, whom he calls just and righteous.

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: Ver. 7. Vexed] Gr. καταπονουμενοι, labouring under it, as under a heavy burden, and as much tortured as if he had been set upon a rack, as it Isaiah 2 Peter 2:8.

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(7) And delivered just Lot.—Better, righteous Lot; it is the same adjective as occurs twice in the next verse. These repetitions of the same word, of which there are several examples in this Epistle (“destruction” thrice, 2 Peter 2:1-3; various repetitions, 2 Peter 3:10-12; “look for” thrice, 2 Peter 3:12-14, &c), and which have been stigmatised as showing poverty of language, are perfectly natural in St. Peter, and not like the laboured efforts of a writer endeavouring to personate him. A person writing under strong emotion does not stop to pick his words; he uses the same word over and over again if it expresses what he means and no other word at once occurs to him. This is still more…

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 7. Vexed with the filthy conversation] Καταπονουμενονὑποτηςτωναθεσμωνενασελγειααναστροφης· Being exceedingly pained with the unclean conduct of those lawless persons. What this was, see in the history, Gen. 19., and the notes there.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

7. vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked] More accurately, vexed with the mode of life (or conduct) of the lawless ones in lasciviousness. On “conversation” see notes on 1 Peter 1:15, and on “lasciviousness” note on 2 Peter 2:2.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And delivered just Lot - Genesis 19:16. This case is incidentally referred to, to show that God makes a distinction between the righteous and the wicked; and that while the latter will be destroyed, the former will be saved.

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The verse in English, compared — 16 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless

WEBWorld English Bible2000

and delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless

NETBNew English Translation2006

and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man in anguish over the debauched lifestyle of lawless men,

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

and delivered righteous Lot, sore distressed by the lascivious life of the wicked

RVARevised Version, American1894

and delivered righteous Lot, sore distressed by the lascivious life of the wicked

NWBWebster's Bible1833

And delivered just Lot, grieved with the habitual lewdness of the wicked:

GNVGeneva Bible1599

And deliuered iust Loth vexed with the vncleanly conuersation of the wicked:

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

and saved righteous Lot, distressed with the abandoned conversation of the godless,

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

and righteous Lot, worn down by the conduct in lasciviousness of the impious, He did rescue,

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

and He rescued righteous Lot, worn down by the conduct of the lawless in licentiousness,

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

But as for the righteous Lot, he was oppressed by the sensual behavior of lawless people.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

And delivered just Lot, oppressed by the injustice and lewd conversation of the wicked.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

But God rescued Lot because he was a good man, sickened by the disgusting immorality of his neighbors.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

And kept safe Lot, the upright man, who was deeply troubled by the unclean life of the evil-doers

Word by word, the decisions they made

δίκαιονdikaios righteous G1342 4 different renderings
righteous lotASV DBY LSV RVA ULB WEB YLT
justDRA KJV NWB
a righteousBSB MSB NETB
uprightBBE
καταπονούμενονkataponeō being distressed G2669 2 different renderings
vexedGNV KJV
worn downLSV YLT
ἐρρύσατο·rhuomai He rescued; G4506 3 different renderings
deliveredASV DRA KJV NWB RVA WEB
he rescuedBSB LSV MSB NETB
savedDBY

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the Nestle 1904 treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

clauseγὰρforclauseεἰIfclauseclauseclauseclausenoun phrase · subject-ΘεὸςGodnoun phrase · objectἀγγέλων[the] angelsἁμαρτησάντωνhaving sinnedadverbialοὐκnotverbἐφείσατοsparedἀλλὰbutclausenoun phrase · adverbialσειροῖςin chainsζόφουof gloomy darknessadverbialταρταρώσαςhaving cast [them] down to Tartarusverbπαρέδωκενdelivered [them]clause · adverbialprepositional phrase · adverbialεἰςforκρίσινjudgmentverbτηρουμένουςbeing keptκαὶandclauseclausenoun phrase · objectἀρχαίου[the] ancientκόσμουworldadverbialοὐκnotverbἐφείσατοHe sparedἀλλὰbutclausenoun phrase · objectὄγδοονone of eightnoun phraseΝῶεNoahnoun phraseδικαιοσύνηςof righteousnessκήρυκαa heraldverbἐφύλαξενpreservedclause · adverbialobjectκατακλυσμὸν[the] flood uponnoun phrase · indirect objectκόσμῳ[the] worldἀσεβῶνof [the] ungodlyverbἐπάξαςhaving brought inκαὶandclauseclauseclause · adverbialnoun phrase · objectπόλεις[the] citiesnoun phraseΣοδόμωνof SodomκαὶandΓομόρραςGomorrahverbτεφρώσαςhaving reduced to ashesadverbialκαταστροφῇto destructionverbκατέκρινενHe condemned [them]clause · adverbialnoun phrase · second objectὑπόδειγμαan examplenoun phraseclauseverbμελλόντωνof what is coming onobjectἀσεβεῖνthe ungodlyverbτεθεικώςhaving setκαὶandclausenoun phrase · objectnoun phraseδίκαιονrighteousΛὼτLotadjective phraseclauseverbκαταπονούμενονbeing distressedprepositional phrase · adverbialὑπὸbynoun phraseτῆςthenoun phrasenoun phrasenoun phraseτῶνof theἀθέσμωνlawlessprepositional phraseἐνinἀσελγείᾳsensualityἀναστροφῆςconductverbἐρύσατο,He rescuedclauseγὰρforclausenoun phrase · adverbialβλέμματιthrough seeingκαὶandἀκοῇhearingnoun phrase · subjectthatδίκαιοςrighteous [man]clause · adverbialverbἐνκατοικῶνdwellingprepositional phrase · adverbialἐνamongαὐτοῖςthemnoun phrase · adverbialἡμέρανdayprepositional phraseἐξafterἡμέραςdaynoun phrase · objectψυχὴνin [his] soulδικαίανrighteousnoun phrase · adverbialἀνόμοιςwith [their] lawlessἔργοιςdeedsverbἐβασάνιζεν,was tormentedclauseverbοἶδεν[then] knowssubjectΚύριος[the] Lordclause · objectclauseobjectεὐσεβεῖς[the] devoutprepositional phrase · adverbialἐκout ofπειρασμοῦtemptationverbῥύεσθαιto deliverδὲthenclauseclauseobjectἀδίκους[the] unrighteousclause · adverbialprepositional phrase · adverbialεἰςuntonoun phraseἡμέραν[the] dayκρίσεωςof judgmentverbκολαζομένουςbeing punishedverbτηρεῖνto keepδὲthenclauseadverbialμάλισταespeciallynoun phrase · objectτοὺςthoseclauseclauseprepositional phrase · adverbialὀπίσωafterσαρκὸς[the] fleshprepositional phrase · adverbialἐνinnoun phraseἐπιθυμίᾳ[the] passionμιασμοῦof defilementverbπορευομένουςwalkingκαὶandclauseobjectκυριότητοςauthorityverbκαταφρονοῦνταςdespising

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The earliest translations — Latin and Syriac

Every translation is an argument about meaning made by someone who had to commit to one. These two were made while the Greek was still a living language, and they are the oldest opinions we have about what this verse says.

Latin VulgateAD 382–405

et justum Lot oppressum a nefandorum injuria, ac luxuriosa conversatione eripuit :

Jerome revised the Old Latin against the Greek from AD 382; the Latin west read this text for a thousand years.

Syriac Peshittaby AD 400

ܐܦ ܠܠܘܛ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܕܡܬܩܦܚ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܗܘܦܟܐ ܕܒܛܢܦܘܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܕܠܐ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܦܨܝ

The Bible of the Syriac-speaking church, in the language nearest to the Aramaic Jesus spoke.

Shown verse by verse rather than word by word: aligning a Greek word to its Latin or Syriac counterpart automatically would be guesswork, and a wrong alignment is worse than none.


The Greek editions compared — what the manuscripts actually say

Eight printed editions of the Greek New Testament, side by side. Where they agree the wording is settled; where a word is missing from an edition it is marked, so you can see the difference rather than take it on trust.

Nestle-Aland 28th edition2012 · Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft

καὶ δίκαιον Λὼτ καταπονούμενον ὑπὸ τῆς τῶν ἀθέσμων ἐν ἀσελγείᾳ ἀναστροφῆς ἐρρύσατο·

The standard critical text of the New Testament.

Nestle-Aland 27th edition1993 · Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft

καὶ δίκαιον Λὼτ καταπονούμενον ὑπὸ τῆς τῶν ἀθέσμων ἐν ἀσελγείᾳ ἀναστροφῆς ἐρρύσατο·

The previous edition, still widely cited.

SBL Greek New Testament2010 · Michael Holmes

καὶ δίκαιον Λὼτ καταπονούμενον ὑπὸ τῆς τῶν ἀθέσμων ἐν ἀσελγείᾳ ἀναστροφῆς ἐρρύσατο·

The Society of Biblical Literature edition, freely licensed.

Westcott–Hort1881 · Westcott and Hort

καὶ δίκαιον Λὼτ καταπονούμενον ὑπὸ τῆς τῶν ἀθέσμων ἐν ἀσελγείᾳ ἀναστροφῆς ἐρρύσατο·

The edition that turned scholarship toward the earliest manuscripts.

Tregelles1857–1879 · Samuel Prideaux Tregelles

καὶ δίκαιον Λὼτ καταπονούμενον ὑπὸ τῆς τῶν ἀθέσμων ἐν ἀσελγείᾳ ἀναστροφῆς ἐρρύσατο·

An independent critical text built from the oldest witnesses then known.

Tyndale House Greek NT2017 · Tyndale House, Cambridge

καὶ δίκαιον Λὼτ καταπονούμενον ὑπὸ τῆς τῶν ἀθέσμων ἐν ἀσελγείᾳ ἀναστροφῆς ἐρρύσατο·

A recent critical edition following documentary evidence closely.

Byzantine majority text2018 · Robinson–Pierpont

καὶ δίκαιον Λὼτ καταπονούμενον ὑπὸ τῆς τῶν ἀθέσμων ἐν ἀσελγείᾳ ἀναστροφῆς ἐρρύσατο·

The reading of the majority of surviving manuscripts.

Textus Receptus1550/1894 lineage

καὶ δίκαιον Λὼτ καταπονούμενον ὑπὸ τῆς τῶν ἀθέσμων ἐν ἀσελγείᾳ ἀναστροφῆς ἐρρύσατο·

The printed tradition behind the King James Version.

Every witness on this verse all agree
Critical editions
Nestle-Aland 28th edition2012Nestle-Aland 27th edition1993SBL Greek New Testament2010Westcott–Hort1881Tregelles1857–1879Tyndale House Greek NT2017
Byzantine / Majority
Byzantine majority text2018
Received Text
Textus Receptus1550/1894

A witness that read differently would show its variant word here, marked.

Word by word, across the editions

Every edition agrees. All 8 printed editions — Nestle-Aland 28, Nestle-Aland 27, SBLGNT, Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Tyndale House 2017, Textus Receptus (KJV), Byzantine majority — carry every word of this verse, in the same order, with no difference that any translator would render differently.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Greek New Testament — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

2 Peter 2:7καίandandκαίδίκαιοςrighteousrighteousδίκαιοςΛώτLotLotΛώτκαταπονέωbeing distrbeing distresseκαταπονέωὑπόbybyὑπόthetheof theof theἄθεσμοςlawlesslawlessἄθεσμοςἐνininἐνἀσέλγειαsensualitysensualityἀσέλγειαἀναστροφήconductconductἀναστροφήῥύομαιHe rescued;He rescued;ῥύομαιἄλφαletter theletter the firsἄλφαδίκηn.f. justin.f. justice, jδίκηκατάPrep. downPrep. down fromκατάἀναστρέφωv. I overtv. I overturn, ἀναστρέφωεἰςPrep. intoPrep. into, in,εἰςἐκPrep. fromPrep. from out,ἐκῥέωv. I flowv. I flowῥέωῥύσιςn.f. a flon.f. a flowing,ῥύσιςἄδικοςAdj unjustAdj unjust, unrἄδικοςκρίσιςn.f. judgin.f. judging, dκρίσιςἡμέραn.f. a dayn.f. a dayἡμέραἐλέγχωv. I rebukv. I rebuke, exἐλέγχωἄνεμοςn.m. the wn.m. the windἄνεμοςσυναγωγήn.f. an asn.f. an assemblσυναγωγήἔρημοςAdj desertAdj deserted, dἔρημοςἀκαθαρσίαn.f. unclen.f. uncleannesἀκαθαρσίαπορνείαn.f. fornin.f. fornicatioπορνείαἅγιοςAdj set apAdj set apart, ἅγιος
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in 2 Peter 2:7

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Greek lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. Imported from the CrossWire SWORD modules — Abbott-Smith, the full Liddell-Scott-Jones, Strong's, Dodson, the Intermediate LSJ, Robinson and Packard on the Greek, Webster and Cawdrey on the English the translators were using. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

and righteous Lot being distressed by the of the lawless in sensuality conduct He rescued;
καὶkai and G2532 Conjunction
8,978× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
about as common in 2 Peter as anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
And or also, a connecting word used to join ideas or words, like in Matthew 2:18 and Hebrews 1:1.
Tyndale gloss
and
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

καί (kai) is a conjunction meaning 'and,' used to connect words, phrases, and clauses. It serves various functions, including copulative and adjunctive uses, and can express cumulative ideas like 'also' or 'even.' The New Testament frequently employs it to link terms and sentences, as seen in verses like Matthew 2:18 and John 10:3. Abbott-Smith notes its use in both simple and complex structures, while Thayer emphasizes its role as the most common particle in the New Testament.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

καί,

conj.,

and.

Copulative.

Connecting single words;

in general: Mt 2:18 16:1, Mk 2:15, Lk 8:15, He 1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mt 23:23, Lk 14:21, Ro 7:12 9:4, al.;

connecting numerals (WM, § 37, 4): Jo 2:20, Ac 13:20;

joining terms which are not mutually exclusive, as the part with the whole: Mt 8:33 26:59, Mk 16:17,

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Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

καί, a conj., and; the most freq. by far of all the particles in the N. T. [On its uses see W. § 53, 3sqq.; B. 361 (310) sqq., and ef. Ellicott on Phil. iv. 12; on the difference between it and τέ see 8. v. τέ ad init. ] I. It serves as a copulative i.e. to connect (Lat. et, atque, Germ. und) ; 1. it connects single words or terms: a. univ., as of Φαρισαῖοι καὶ Σαδδουκαῖοι, Mt. xvi. 1; ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατήρ, he who is God and Father (see θεός, 3); ἐν καρδίᾳ καλῇ καὶ ἀγαθῇ, Lk. viii. 15; πολυμερῶς καὶ πολυτρόπως, ΗΘ}. 1. 1; it is repeated before single terms, to each of which its own force and weight is thus given: ἡ υἱοθεσία καὶ ἡ δόξα καὶ ai διαθῆκαι καὶ ἡ νομοθεσία καὶ ἡ λατρεία καὶ αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι, Ro. ix. 4 ; ἁγία καὶ δικαία καὶ ἀγαθή, Ro. vii. 12; add, Mt. xxiii. 23; Lk. xiv. 21; Jn. xvi. 8; Acts xv. 20, 29; xxi. 25; Heb. ix. 10; Rey. v. 12; xviii. 12 sq.; ef. W. 519 sq. (484). b. it…

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Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

και. In LAE p. 129 ff. Deissmann discusses the thoroughly popular character of the Johannine style with its short paratactic sentences, introduced by kal. . . καί. To illustrate this, he cites amongst other exx. a Dream from the Serapeum, P Par 51 (B.C. 160) (= Selections, p. 18 ff. : see especially the amended readings in Archiv vi. p. 204), which runs—** ὦμ[ην] βατί -- δ)ίζειν pe [ἀπ]ὸ λειβὸς ἕως ἀ[ πηλι]ώτου, καὶ ἀναπίπτομαι ἐπ᾿ ἄχυρον" καὶ [ἄν]θρωπ[ος9] ἀπὸ λιβός μου, ἐχόμενός μου’ ἀναπίπτει καὶ αὐτός, καὶ ὥσπερ κεκλειμμ[évot] μου ἦσαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου, καὶ ἐξαί[φνης] ἀνύγω τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς pov, καὶ ὁρῶ kTA., “ I dreamed that I was going from West to East, and I lie down upon chaff. And there | αὐτὸ (deleted in the original) Σεμφθεῖ. | ἐκ καινῆς ἐν Σομολ(ῶ)…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

καί (kai) — and.

καί,

conjunction, copulative, joining words and sentences,

__A and; also adverb, even, also, just, frequently expressing emphatic assertion or assent, corresponding as positive to the negative οὐ (μή) or οὐδέ (μηδέ). copulative, and,

__A.I joining words or sentences to those preceding, ἦ, καὶ κυανέῃσιν ἐπ᾽ ὀφρύσινεῦσε Κρονίων [Refs 8th c.BC+]: repeated with two or more Nouns, αἱ δὲ ἔλαφοι κ. δορκάδες κ. οἱ ἄγριοι οἶες κ. οἱ ὄνοι οἱ ἄγριοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; joining only the last pair, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὁ ὄχλος πλείων κ. πλείων ἐπέρρει more and more, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to add epithets after πολύς, πολλὰ κ. ἐσθλά [Refs 8th c.BC+]

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

καί

kai

apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also

a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in

connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and,

also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when,

yet.

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

καί

Cj.

and, even, also, namely

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

καί kai 9x

(1) and, Mt. 2:2, 3, 11; 4:22; (2) καί ... καί, both ... and; (3) as a cumulative particle, also, too, Mt. 5:39; Jn. 8:19; 1 Cor. 11:6; (4) emphatic, even, also, Mt. 10:30; 1 Cor. 2:10; in NT adversative, but, Mt. 11:19; also introductory of the apodosis of a sentence, Gal. 3:28; Jas. 2:4

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj — Conjunction
conjunction — it joins clauses, and never changes form.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

CONJ CONJunction or conjunctive particle

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
89%and
and89% · 8448×also8% · 714×other renderings2% · 191×other renderings1% · 124×

9,477 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 42 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
adverbial16%subject13%object10%predicate3%verb2%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 8,978 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
αὐτός
ἐνἐπίπρός
σύ
χάριςgrace, favor, kiπρόςπατήρfather, Father,
ἐγώ
πατήρfather, Father, πρόςθεόςGod, a god
εἰμίI am, exist
αὐτόςArticle theἐγώ
θεόςGod, a god
Article theθέλημαwill, wish, desiδέbut, on the othe
καίand8978×
what comes after →
Article the
ἀδελφόςa brotherπατήρfather, Father, μήτηρa mother
λέγωI say, speak
αὐτόςArticle theπρός
οὐNeg
εἰμίI am, existμήNegδύναμαιI am powerful, a
ὁράωI see, look upon, ex
Article theαὐτόςἀνήρa male human bei
ἐν
Article theπᾶςall, the whole, ὅλοςall, the whole,

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceκαί · 8,978× in the New Testament
Luke Matthew Revelation Acts Mark John 1 Corinthians Romans Hebrews 2 Corinthians Ephesians 1 John

3 inflected forms — one of the commonest words in the New Testament. Full distribution →

Across the New Testament27 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria The Shepherd of Hermas Clement of Rome Ignatius of Antioch
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Creation of the World 1c. AD 40

Τῶν ἄλλων νομοθετῶν οἱ μὲν ἀκαλλώπιστα καὶ γυμνὰ τὰ νομισθέντα παρ’ αὐτοῖς εἶναι δίκαια διετάξαντο, οἱ δὲ πολὺν ὄγκον τοῖς νοήμασι προσπεριβαλόντες ἐξετύφωσαν τὰ πλήθη μυθικοῖς πλάσμασι τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐπικρύψαντες.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 1.argc. AD 75–95

ἡ τοῦ κόσμου σύστασις καὶ διάταξις τῶν στοιχείων.

The Epistle of BarnabasThe Epistle of Barnabas 1.1c. AD 100

Χαίρετε, υἱοὶ καὶ θυγατέρες, ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς, ἐν εἰρήνῃ.

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 3rd c. AD 4th c. AD 1st c. AD 6th c. AD
P.Stras. 2 89Pathyris100 BC

r βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Βερενίκης τῆς ἀδελφῆς θεῶν Φιλομητόρων ἔτους ιε, ἐφʼ ἱερέων καὶ ἱερειῶν καὶ κανηφόρου τῶν

P.Adl. 11Pathyris99 BC

1 ἔτους ιζ Θῶυθ κη ἀπέδοτο Πετεσοῦχος Φίβιος καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τὸ ὕπαρχον αὐτοῖς ἥμισυ περιστερῶνος τοῦ ὄντος ἐν τῶι ἀπὸ βορρᾶ μέρει

P.Grenf. 2 35Pathyris99 BC

βασιλευόντων Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Βερενίκης τῆς ἀδελφῆς θεῶν φιλομητόρων ἔτους ιϛ, ἐφʼ ἱερέων καὶ ἱερειῶν καὶ κανηφόρου τῶν

and righteous Lot being distressed by the of the lawless in sensuality conduct He rescued;
δίκαιονdikaios righteous G1342 Adjective · accusative · singular · masculine
79× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in 2 Peter than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
Being just means being fair and innocent, as described in Matthew and Romans, where God's people are called to live righteous lives.
Amplified meaning
just, righteous, righteous Lot, oppressed by the injustices
Tyndale gloss
just
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

δίκαιος is an adjective meaning 'righteous' or 'just,' derived from the concept of δίκη, which refers to justice or right. It describes individuals or things that align with divine standards of morality and duty. In the New Testament, it is used to refer to God, Christ, and various righteous individuals, as seen in passages like Romans 3:26 and Matthew 1:19. The term can also imply innocence or fairness.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

δίκαιος, -α, -ον

(< δίκη),

[in LXX chiefly for צַדִּיק (for rendering of צַדִּיק in sense of correct, v. Deiss., BS, 115 f.); sometimes for נָקִי as Pr 1:11, al. ;]

in early Gk. writers

of persons, observant of δίκη, custom, rule, right, righteous in performing duties to gods and men ;

of things, righteous, in accordance with right.

In NT

righteous, chiefly in the broad sense, as above, of the person or thing corresponding to the Divine standard of right

of persons: of God, Ro 3:26, I Jo 2:29 3:7; of Christ, Ac 3:14 7:52 22:14, I Pe 3:18, I Jo 2:1; of men, Mt 1:19 (Abbott, Essays, 75 f.) 10:41…

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Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

δίκαιος, -aia, -αιον, (fr. δίκη right), [fr. Hom. down], prop. the Hebr. pas, observant of ἡ δίκη, righteous, observing divine and human laws; one who is such as he ought to be; (Germ. rechtbeschaffen; in the earlier laneuage, whence appropriated by Luther, gerecht in a broad sense; in Grk. writ. used even of physical things, as ἵππος, Xen. mem. 4, 4,5; γήδιον δικαιότατον, most fertile, Xen. Cyr. 8, 3, 38; [ἅρμα δίκαιον, ib. 2, 2, 26]); al in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping the commands of God; a. univ.: Mt. i. 19 (the meaning is, it was not consistent with his uprightness to expose his betrothed to public reproach); Mt. x. 41; xiii. 43, 49; xxiii. 28; xxv. 37,46; Lk. i. 6,17; xiv. 145 xviii. 9; xx. 20; Ro. v. 7 [ef. W. 117 (111)]; 1 Tim.i. 9; Jas. v. 6, 16; 1 Pet. 111. 12; 1 Jn. iii. 7, [10 Lehm.]; Rev. xxii. 11; opp. to ἁμαρτωλοὶ καὶ ἀσεβεῖς, 1 Pet. iv. 18; δίκαιοι…

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Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

δίκαιος. Our sources have naturally little light to throw upon the deeper Christian significance of this important word, but we may give a few examples showing its general usage. The adjective is applied to a ‘‘just measure” (μετρήσει δ.) ΒΡ. Denn Si(p: cheno) atose4n (BiG 108) Εἴδι, anda “ust rule” (σκυτάλη δ.) P Rein 20% (p.c. 108). Then it would seem to have become a vox propria in connexion with the rise of the Nile, e.g. OG/S 666" (i/A.p.) viv μᾶλλον ἀπέλαυσε (sc. ἡ Αἴγυπτος) τῆς δικαίας ἀναβάσεως τοῦ θεοῦ : see Dittenberger’s note and cf. Deissmann BS, p. 116. In P Petr IL. 28 011. 6 (taxing account—iii/B.c.) we hear of a δικαίου νήσου. The neuter is very largely used substantially, for ‘‘ duty,” Thus in P Petr II. 1027 the royal gooseherds make petition that certain grievances be set right, ἵνα δυνώμεθα τὰ δίκαια ποιεῖν τῶι βασιλεῖ, ‘in order that we may be able to do our duty to…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

δίκαιος (dikaios) — just.

δίκαιος [ῐ], α, ον,

also ος, ον [Refs 5th c.BC+]: (δίκη):

__A in [Refs 8th c.BC+] and all writers, of persons, observant of custom or rule, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially of social rule, well-ordered, civilized, ὑβρισταί τε καὶ ἄγριοι οὐδὲ δ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δ. πολίτης a good citizen, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: metaphorically of the sea, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; δικαίη ζόη a civilized way of living, [Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb δικαίως, μνᾶσθαι woo in due form, decently, [Refs 8th c.BC+]loyally, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__A.2 observant of duty to gods and men, righteous, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to δυσσεβής, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of actions, etc., righteous, ἐπὶ ῥηθέντι δικαίῳ a thing rightly said, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

δίκαιος

dikaios

from 1349; equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent,

holy (absolutely or relatively):--just, meet, right(-eous).

see GREEK for 1349

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

δίκαιος, ία, ιον

Adj

just, righteous, impartial

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

δίκαιος dikaios 79x

just, equitable, fair, Mt. 20:4; Lk. 12:57; Jn. 5:30; Col. 4:1; of persons, just, righteous, absolutely, Jn. 17:25; Rom. 3:10, 26; 2 Tim. 4:8; 1 Pet. 3:18; 1 Jn. 1:9; 2:1, 29; Rev. 16:5; righteous by account and acceptance, Rom. 2:13; 5:19; in ordinary usage, just, upright…

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Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

δίκαιος adjdi^kai os_h_on adjdi^kai os_on δίκη in Hom. and early writers,

of persons, observant of custom and social rule, well-ordered, civilised, Od.; so, δικαίη ζόη a regular way of living, Hdt.:—adv., δικαίως μνᾶσθαι to woo in due form, decently, Od.

observant of right, righteous, Hom., etc.:—so of actions, in accordance with right, righteous, id. Hom.

later usage:

of things, even, well-balanced, ἅρμα δίκαιον Xen.:— regular, exact, rigid, ὀργυιαὶ δίκαιαι Hdt.; τῷ δικαιοτάτῳ τῶν λόγων to speak quite exactly, id. Hdt.; πάντα δικαίως τετήρηται Dem.

right, lawful, just, τὸ δίκαιον right, opp. to τὸ ἄδικον, Hdt., etc.; also, a right, a lawful claim, Thuc., etc.:—adv. -ως, rightly, justly, Hdt., etc.

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj-ASM — Adjective · accusative · singular · masculine
accusative — the one it is done to — the object.
Agrees with anything else marked singular masculine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

A-ASM Part of Speech: Adjective Case: Accusative Number: Singular Gender: Masculine

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Nave's Topical Bible

→ MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICS

Compared with

The sun Jud 5:31; Mt 13:43

Stars Da 12:3

Lights Mt 5:14; Php 2:15

Mount Zion Ps 125:1,2

Lebanon Ho 14:5-7

Treasure Ex 19:5; Ps 135:4

Jewels Mal 3:17

Gold Job 23:10; La 4:2

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
74%righteous
righteous74% · 60×right9% · 7×just5% · 4×a righteous5% · 4×righteous one4% · 3×other renderings4% · 3×

81 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 8 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
predicate41%subject22%object19%adverbial15%second object3%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 79 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
Article the
καίand, even, also,τότεthenμέσοςmiddle, in the m
καίand, even, also, nam
ἅγιοςset apart, holy,ἀληθινόςtrue, real, genuπροφήτηςa prophet, poet
εἰμίI am, exist
ἐάνCondὅτιthat, since, becμέλλωI am about to
δέbut, on the other ha
Article theεἰμίI am, exist
αὐτός
ἀνήρa male human beiεἰμίI am, existἀδελφόςa brother
δίκαιοςrighteous79×
what comes after →
καίand, even, also, nam
Article theἄδικοςunjust, unrighteἅγιοςset apart, holy,
εἰμίI am, exist
καίand, even, also,ἵναin order that, sὅτιthat, since, bec
ἀλλάbut, except
ἁμαρτωλόςsinning, sinful,
εἰς
ὄνομαname, character,ζωήlife
κρίσιςjudging, divine judg
κρίνωI judge, decide,Article the

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceδίκαιος · 79× in the New Testament
Matthew Luke Romans 1 John Acts Revelation 2 Peter 1 Peter Hebrews John 2 Thessalonians James
Across the New Testament20 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 222 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria The Shepherd of Hermas Clement of Rome The Epistle of Barnabas
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Creation of the World 1c. AD 40

Τῶν ἄλλων νομοθετῶν οἱ μὲν ἀκαλλώπιστα καὶ γυμνὰ τὰ νομισθέντα παρ’ αὐτοῖς εἶναι δίκαια διετάξαντο, οἱ δὲ πολὺν ὄγκον τοῖς νοήμασι προσπεριβαλόντες ἐξετύφωσαν τὰ πλήθη μυθικοῖς πλάσμασι τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐπικρύψαντες.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 1.21c. AD 75–95

τοῦτο δὴ παιδεῦσαι βουληθεὶς Μωυσῆς τὸ παίδευμα τοὺς ἑαυτοῦ πολίτας τῆς τῶν νόμων θέσεως οὐκ ἀπὸ συμβολαίων καὶ τῶν πρὸς ἀλλήλους δικαίων ἤρξατο τοῖς ἄλλοις παραπλησίως, ἀλλʼ ἐπὶ τὸν θεὸν καὶ τὴν τοῦ κόσμου κατασκευὴν τὰς γνώμας αὐτῶν ἀναγαγὼν καὶ…

The Epistle of BarnabasThe Epistle of Barnabas 5.9c. AD 100

ὅτε δὲ τοὺς ἰδίους ἀποστόλους τοὺς μέλλοντας κηρύσσειν τὸ εὐαγγέλιον αὐτοῦ ἐξελέξατο, ὄντας ὑπὲρ πᾶσαν ἁμαρτίαν ἀνομωτέρους, ἵνα δείξῃ, ὅτι οὐκ ἦλθεν καλέσαι δικαίους, ἀλλὰ ἁμαρτωλούς, τότε ἐφανέρωσεν ἑαυτὸν εἶναι υἱὸν θεοῦ.

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6th c. AD 3rd c. AD 3rd c. BC 2nd c. AD 2nd c. BC

Τῆς δὲ σῆς δικαίας ἀντιλήψεως … τὴν ἐπὶ σὲ καταφυγὴν πεποιημέναι ἀξιοῦμεν σʼ ἐμβλέψαντʼ εἰς τὸν γεγονότα ὑπʼ

διὸ καὶ ἐπὶ Σαντοβίθυος τοῦ στρατηγοῦ … συνσχεθεὶς ἠξίωσεν ὡς μετὰ τὴν δίεσιν παντὶ δίκαιον … ου. Ὡσαύτως ἐπὶ Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ Παθυρίτου … μων κληρονομίαν καὶ συνγραφὴν

C.Erbstreit16Diospolis Magna (Theben)135 BC

γράψαι, οἷς καθήκει ἐξαποστεῖλαι αὐτοὺς ἐπί σε, ἵνʼ, καθὼς ἂν δόξηι σοι, τύχωμεν τῶν δικαίων. εὐτύχει. ἀναγνωσθέντος καὶ δικαιολογηθέντων αὐτῶν ἔπεισεν ὁ Θορταῖος προσενεγκάμενος τὴν τῆς γυναικὸς αὐτοῦ μητέρα

and righteous Lot being distressed by the of the lawless in sensuality conduct He rescued;
ΛὼτLōt Lot G3091 Noun · proper name, indeclinable
4× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in 2 Peter than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
Lot was a patriarch in the Bible, mentioned in Luke 17:28-29, who was rescued by God from Sodom and Gomorrah.
Tyndale gloss
Lot
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word Λώτ (i.e., *Lōt*) is an indeclinable proper noun referring to Lot, a patriarch from the Hebrew Bible. It appears in several New Testament passages, specifically in Luke 17:28-32 and 2 Peter 2:7. All entries consistently identify it as a name without significant disagreement.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

Λώτ, ὁ (Heb. לוֹט), indecl.,

Lot (Ge 11:27, al.): Lk 17:28, 29, 32, II Pe 2:7.†

Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

Λώτ (Lōt) — Lot.

Λώτ, ὁ (Heb. לוֹט), indecl.,

Lot (Gen.11:27, al.): Luk.17:28-29, 32, 2Pe.2:7.†

(From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)

Strong's Greek Dictionary

Λώτ

Lot

of Hebrew origin (3876); Lot, a patriarch:--Lot.

see HEBREW for 03876

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

Λώτ, ὁ

Prop.n.

Lot

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Λώτ Lōt 4x

Lot, pr. name, indecl., Lk. 17:28, 29, 32; 2 Pet. 2:7*

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Noun-PRI — Noun · proper name, indeclinable
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

N-PRI Indeclinable PRoper Noun

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Easton's Bible Dictionary

Lot

(Heb. goral, a “pebble”), a small stone used in casting lots (Num. 33:54; Jonah 1:7). The lot was always resorted to by the Hebrews with strictest reference to the interposition of God, and as a method of ascertaining the divine will (Prov. 16:33), and in serious cases of doubt (Esther 3:7). Thus the lot was used at the division of the land of Canaan among the serveral tribes (Num. 26:55; 34:13), at the detection of Achan (Josh. 7:14, 18), the election of Saul to be king (1 Sam. 10:20, 21), the distribution of…

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(literally a pebble). The custom of deciding doubtful questions by lot is one of great extent and high antiquity. Among the Jews lots were used with the expectation that God would so control them as to give a right direction to them. They were very often used by God’s appointment. "As to the mode of casting lots, we have no certain information. Probably several modes were practiced." "Very commonly among the Latins little counters of wood were put into a jar with so narrow a neck that only one could come out at a time. After the jar had been filled with water and the contents shaken, the lots were determined by the order in which the bits of wood, representing the several parties, came out with the water. in other cases they were put into a wide open jar, and the counters were drawn out by the hand. Sometimes again they were cast in the manner of dice. The soldiers who cast lots for…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

The son of Haran, and nephew of Abraham, followed his uncle from Ur, and afterwards from Haran, to settle in Canaan, Ge 11:31 12:4-6 13:1. Abraham always had a great affection for him, and when they could not continue longer together in Canaan, because they both had large flocks and their shepherds sometimes quarreled, Ge 13:5-7, he gave Lot the choice of his abode. Lot chose the plain of Sodom, which appears then to have been the most fertile parts of the land. Here he continued to dwell till the destruction of Sodom and the adjacent cities. He was a righteous man even in Sodom, 2Pe 2:7; but the calamities consequent upon his choice of this residence-his capture by eastern marauders, the molestation caused by his ungodly and…

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Lotan, wrapt up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
75%lot
lot75% · 3×lot!25% · 1×

4 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 2 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
object50%adverbial25%subject25%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 4 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
ἡμέραa day
Article the
ἐξέρχομαιI go out, come out
ἡμέραa day
γυνήa woman, wife, my la
Article the
δίκαιοςjust, righteous, imp
καίand, even, also,
ΛώτLot
what comes after →
ἐσθίωI eat
πίνωI drink, imbibe
ἀπό
ΣόδομαSodom
καταπονέωI ill-treat
ὑπό

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

ConcordanceΛώτ · 4× in the New Testament
Luke 2 Peter
Across the New Testament2 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 31 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Philo of Alexandria Clement of Rome
Philo of AlexandriaAllegorical Interpretation of Genesis 3.213c. AD 40

πολλαῖς γὰρ ψυχαῖς μετανοίᾳ χρῆσθαι βουληθείσαις οὐκ ἐπέτρεψεν ὁ θεός, ἀλλ’ ὥσπερ ὑπὸ παλιρροίας εἰς τοὔμπαλιν ἀνεχώρησαν τρόπον τινὰ τῆς Λὼτ γυναικὸς (Gen.

Clement of RomeFirst Clement 10.4c. AD 96

καὶ πάλιν ἐν τῷ διαχωρισθῆναι αὐτὸν ἀπὸ Λὼτ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ θεός.

and righteous Lot being distressed by the of the lawless in sensuality conduct He rescued;
καταπονούμενονkataponeō being distressed G2669 Verb · present · passive · participle · accusative · singular · masculine
2× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in 2 Peter than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
To oppress or harass someone, wearing them down with trouble, as seen in Acts 7:24 and 2 Peter 2:7. This word means to labor down or figuratively harass. It is used to describe treating others hardly.
Amplified meaning
vexed, worn down
Tyndale gloss
to oppress
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word καταπονέω (*kataponeō*) is built from the prefix κατα- and a root meaning to labor or toil. It covers a range of meanings including to oppress, exhaust, or ill-treat. The New Testament references include Acts 7:24 and 2 Peter 2:7, where it conveys the sense of being worn down or treated harshly.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

** κατα-πονέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX: II Mac 8:2 (A), III Mac 2:2, 13*;]

to wear down, oppress, treat hardly: pass., Ac 7:24, II Pe 2:7.†

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

κατα-πονέω, -@: pres. pass. ptep. καταπονούμενος ; prop. to tire down with toil, exhaust with labor; hence to afflict or oppress with evils; to make trouble for; to treat roughly: τινά, in pass., Acts vii. 24; 2 Pet. ii. 7 [R. V. sore distressed]. (3 Mace. ii. 2,13; Hippoer., Theophr., Polyb., Diod., Joseph., Aelian., al.)

Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

καταπονέω (kataponeō) — to oppress.

καταπον-έω,

subdue, [Refs 1st c.BC+]: in future middle, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; worst in a lawsuit, [Refs 4th c.AD+] —passive, to be subdued, reduced, worn out, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; to be exhausted, [Refs 2nd c.AD+].

2. handle roughly, crush, damage, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; maltreat, oppress, especially in passive, ὑπὸ τῶν τυράννων, ὑπὸ τῶν τελωνῶν, [NT+4th c.BC+]

3. digest food, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

II. intransitive in perfect participle -πεπονηκώς ruinous, [Refs 6th c.AD+]

Strong's Greek Dictionary

καταπονέω

kataponeo

from 2596 and a derivative of 4192; to labor down, i.e. wear with toil

(figuratively, harass):--oppress, vex.

see GREEK for 2596

see GREEK for 4192

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

καταπονέω

v.

I ill-treat

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

καταπονέω kataponeō 2x

to exhaust by labor or suffering; to wear out, 2 Pet. 2:7; to overpower, oppress, Acts 7:24*

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

καταπονέω fut. ήσω to subdue after a hard struggle: — Pass. to be so subdued, Aeschin.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Verb-PPP-ASM — Verb · present · passive · participle · accusative · singular · masculine
accusative — the one it is done to — the object.
Agrees with anything else marked singular masculine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

V-PPP-ASM Part of Speech: Verb Tense: Present Voice: Passive Mood: Participle Case: Accusative Number: Singular Gender: Masculine

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
50%being oppressed
being oppressed50% · 1×being distressed50% · 1×

2 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 2 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
Article the
ἐκδίκησιςa defense, venge
ΛώτProp
δίκαιοςjust, righteous,
καταπονέωbeing distressed
what comes after →
πατάσσωI strike
Article the
ὑπό
Article the

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceκαταπονέω · 2× in the New Testament
2 Peter Acts
Across the New Testament2 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus The Didache The Epistle of Barnabas
JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 7.124c. AD 75–95

καὶ τοὺς μὲν ἀνδρειοτάτους ἐπιλεξάμενος ἀντιπαρατάσσεται τῷ Σύρῳ καὶ τοῖς μετʼ αὐτοῦ βασιλεῦσι, τὸ δʼ ἄλλο παραδοὺς Ἀβεσσαίῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ τοῖς Ἀμμανίταις ἐκέλευσεν ἀντιπαρατάξασθαι, εἰπὼν ἂν τοὺς Σύρους ἴδῃ βιαζομένους αὐτὸν καὶ πλέον δυναμένους…

and righteous Lot being distressed by the of the lawless in sensuality conduct He rescued;
ὑπὸhupo by G5259 Preposition
219× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in 2 Peter than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
Under or by something, like under a person's authority, as in Matthew 8:9, or under a place, as in Luke 7:8.
Tyndale gloss
by/under: by
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word ὑπό (hupo) is a preposition meaning 'under' and can take the genitive, dative, or accusative case. Its primary uses include indicating physical position, agency, and subjection, as seen in various New Testament passages like Matthew 1:22 and Romans 6:14. The word can express both literal and metaphorical meanings, such as being under someone's influence or authority.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

ὑπό (before smooth breathing ὑπ’, Mt 8:9b, Lk 7:8b; before rough breathing ὑφ’, Ro 3:9; on the neglect of elision in Mt, Lk, ll. c.a, Ga 3:22, v. WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., iv),

prep. c. gen., dat. (not in NT), acc.

C. gen., primarily of place, under, hence, metaph., of the efficient cause, by: after passive verbs, c. gen. pers., Mt 1:22, Mk 1:5, Lk 2:18, Jo 14:21, Ac 4:11, I Co 1:11, Read the full entry →

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

ὑπό (i. 6. Lat. sub [Curtius § 393]), prep., under, in prof. auth. used with the gen. dat. and ace., but in the N. T. with the gen. and ace. only. [On the use and the omission of elision with it before words beginning with a vowel, see WH. App. p. 146°; Tdf. Proleg. p. iv. (addenda et emendanda).] I. with the Genitive (cf. W. 364 (342), 368 sq. (346) ; B. § 147, 29), it is used 1. prop. in a local sense, of situation or position under something higher, as ὑπὸ χθονός, often fr. Hom. down; ὁ ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ ὑπὸ γῆς χουσός, Plat. lege. 5 p. 728 a.; hence 2. metaph. of the efficient cause, as that under the power of which an event is conceived of as being; here the Lat. uses a or ab, and the Eng. by; thus a. after passive verbs,—with the gen. of a person: Mt. i. 22; ii. 15sq-; Mk.i.5; 11. 8; [viii. 31 LT Tr WH]; Lk.ii.18; [vi. 18 Ree.]; Jn.x. 14 RG; xiv. 21; Acts iv.11; xv. 4; [xxii. 30 LT Tr…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

ὑπό (hupo) — by/under: by.

ὑπό [ῠ],

preposition with genitive, dative, and accusative: Aeolic dialect ὐπά [Refs 7th c.BC+]; Boeotian dialect ὑπά Ἀρχ.Δελτ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect ηυπύ only in [Refs 5th c.BC+] ὁπύ [Refs 4th c.BC+]; in Epic dialect ὑπαί (also [Refs 5th c.BC+]: this is found in [Refs 8th c.BC+] only six times as a well-attested reading (ὑ. πόδα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; elsewhere (before λ ν ρ ϝ) it is weakly attested as see l. for ὑπὸ (?~X ¯), e.g. ποσσὶ δ᾽ ὑπὸ (variant{ὑπαὶ}) λιπαροῖσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but ὑπαὶ νεφέων is given by most codices in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; it is not frequently in Trag. Poets, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (ὕπο) cf. Sanskrit úpa 'towards, near to, etc.', Gothic uf 'under'.)

__A WITH GENITIVE,

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

ὑπό

hupo

a primary preposition; under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place

(beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the

accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or

time (when (at)):--among, by, from, in, of, under, with. In the

comparative, it retains the same general applications, especially of

inferior position or condition, and specially, covertly or moderately.

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

ὑπό

Prep.

by, under, about

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

ὑπό hypo 220x

(1) gen., under; hence, used to express influence, causation, agency; by, Mt. 1:22 freq.; by the agency of, at the hands of, 2 Cor. 11:24; Heb. 12:3. (2) acc., under, with the idea of motion associated, Mt. 5:15; under, Jn. 1:49; 1 Cor. 10:1; under subjection to, Rom. 6:14; 1 Tim. 6:1; of time, at, about, Acts 5:21

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

ὑπό epic ὑπαί before δ, π from under, by, c. gen. under, c. dat., towards c. acc.

Lat. sub, prep. with gen., dat. and acc.

WITH GEN.,

of Place, from under, ῥέει κρήνη ὑπὸ σπείους Od.: of rescuing from under another's power, after the Verbs ἐρύεσθαι, ἁρπάζειν, Il.; ἵππους λῦσαν ὑπὸ ζυγοῦ they loosed the horses from under the yoke, Hom.

under, beneath, μοχλὸν ὑπὸ σποδοῦ ἤλασα thrust the bar in under the embers, Od.; ὑπὸ στέρνοιο τυχήσας having hit him under the breast, Il.; ὑπὸ χθονός Hom., etc.

of the Agent, with pass. Verbs, by, Lat. a or ab, ὑπό τινος δαμῆναι Il.; ὑφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ by one's own action, i.e. of oneself, Thuc.; so also, with neut. verbs, φεύγειν ὑπό τινος, i. e. to flee before him, Il.; ἔπαινον ἔχειν ὑπό τινος…

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep — Preposition
preposition — its sense depends on the case of the word it governs.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

PREP PREPosition

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

In the sense of "against" which survives only in dialectal English (compare Wright, Dialect Dict., I, 470, for examples) is the King James Version rendering of the dative emauto of 1Co 4:4 (the American Standard Revised Version renders this "against"). In classical Greek the same idiom sunoida with dative = "be conscious" or "be cognizant of" a thing.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

By

In the expression “by myself” (A.V., 1 Cor. 4:4), means, as rendered in the Revised Version, “against myself.”

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
73%by
by73% · 165×under23% · 53×from4% · 8×other renderings0% · 1×

227 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 4 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
adverbial90%predicate8%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 219 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
Article the
οὗτοςἵναin order that, sἐκ
αὐτός
τίθημιI put, placeνοσσίονa nestling, the κατηγορέωI accuse, charge
εἰμίI am, exist
ἄνθρωποςa man, one of thοὐNegφωνέωI crow, shout, s
καίand, even, also, nam
ἀκούωI hear, listenσύδέbut, on the othe
καλέωI call, invite, name
καίand, even, also,Article theὅτανwhen, whensoever
ὑπόby219×
what comes after →
Article the
θεόςGod, a godπατήρfather, Father, ἄνθρωποςa man, one of th
αὐτός
Article theἐξομολογέωI consent fully,ἐν
νόμοςa law, the Mosaic La
ἀλλάbut, exceptὡςas, like as, howμήNeg
πᾶςall, the whole, ever
διάArticle theἀνακρίνωI examine, inqui
σύ
προπέμπωI send forward, βαπτίζωI dip, submerge,Article the

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceὑπό · 219× in the New Testament
Acts Luke Matthew 1 Corinthians Galatians Romans 2 Corinthians Mark Hebrews James 2 Peter 1 Thessalonians

Every reference is on the Strong's page.

Across the New Testament23 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 174 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria The Shepherd of Hermas Clement of Rome Ignatius of Antioch
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Creation of the World 9c. AD 40

τὸ δὲ παθητὸν ἄψυχον καὶ ἀκίνητον ἐξ ἑαυτοῦ, κινηθὲν δὲ καὶ σχηματισθὲν καὶ ψυχωθὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ νοῦ μετέβαλεν εἰς τὸ τελειότατον ἔργον, τόνδε τὸν κόσμον·

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 1.38c. AD 75–95

ἄρδεται δʼ οὗτος ὁ κῆπος ὑπὸ ἑνὸς ποταμοῦ πᾶσαν ἐν κύκλῳ τὴν γῆν περιρρέοντος, ὃς εἰς τέσσαρα μέρη σχίζεται.

The Epistle of BarnabasThe Epistle of Barnabas 5.5c. AD 100

ἔτι δὲ καὶ τοῦτο, ἀδελφοί μου: εἰ ὁ κύριος ὑπέμεινεν παθεῖν περὶ τῆς ψυχῆς ἡμῶν, ὢν παντὸς τοῦ κόσμου κύριος ᾧ εἶπεν ὁ θεὸς ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου: Ποιήσωμεν ἄνθρωπον κατ̓ εἰκόνα καὶ καθ̓ ὁμοίωσιν ἡμετέραν: πῶς οὖν ὑπέμεινεν ὑπὸ χειρὸς ἀνθρώπων παθεῖν;

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 3rd c. AD 4th c. AD 3rd c. BC 1st c. AD
P.Grenf. 1 37Thebais109 BC

r … ς οὕτως ὑπὸ γε… ς δεομένων δὲ τῶν … ντων ὑμῶν διαλήψεως … καὶ οὐδὲ μέχρι τοῦ

P.Grenf. 2 28Pathyris104 BC

ἑαυτῆς οἰκείου Θοτσύτου Ἐριενούπιος ὡς ἐτῶν μ μέσος ὑποκόκκινος ἀπὸ τῆς ἐωνημένης παρʼ αὐτῆς ὑπὸ Πετεαρσεμθέως τοῦ Πανοβχούνιος τετάρτης μερίδος ἀμπελῶνος συνφύτου καὶ τῶν φυομένων δένδρων καὶ πέμπτον μερίδος

BGU 6 1260Pathyris102 BC

Νεχθανοῦπις Πατσεοῦτος Πέρσης ὡς ἐτῶν νε καὶ οἱ τούτου υἱοὶ ἀπὸ τῆς πεπραμένης αὐτοῖς ὑπὸ Πετεαρσεμθεία Πανοβχούνιος γῆς σιτοφόρου ἐν τῷ περὶ Παθύρειν πεδίωι ἄρουρης μιᾶς , ἧς γείτονες

and righteous Lot being distressed by the of the lawless in sensuality conduct He rescued;
τῆςho the G3588 Article · genitive · singular · feminine
19,783× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
about as common in 2 Peter as anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
The Greek word for 'the' or 'this', used to point out a specific person or thing, like in Acts 17:28. It can also mean 'he', 'she', or 'it'.
Tyndale gloss
the/this/who
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The definite article — the commonest word in the Greek New Testament at 19,867 occurrences. Greek uses it more freely than English does and can drop it deliberately, so its presence and its absence both carry weight for a translator; but no single occurrence carries a message of its own. Here it simply gathers “the things” into one definite bundle.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

ὁ, ἡ, τό,

the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article.

As demonstr. pron.

As freq. in Hom., absol., he (she, it), his (etc.): Ac 17:28 (quoted from the poet Aratus).

Distributive, ὁ μὲν . . . ὁ δέ, the one . . . the other: I Co 7:7, Ga 4:22; pl., Ac 14:4, 17:32, Phl 1:16, al.; οἱ μὲν . . . ἄλλοι δέ, Mt 16:14, Jo 7:12; οἱ μεν̀ . . . ὁ δέ, He 7:21, 23.

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Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

ὁ 435 ὁ tives of quantity, ὅλος, πᾶς, πολύς, see each in its own place. d. What has been said concerning adjectives holds true also of all other limitations added to substantives, as ἡ κατ᾽ ἐκλογὴν πρόθεσις, Ro. ix. 11; ἡ παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ διαθήκη, Ro. xi. 27; 6 λόγος 6 τοῦ σταυροῦ, 1 Co. i. 18; ἡ εἰς Χριστὸν πίστις, Col. ii. 5; on the other hand, ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν ἡ πρὸς τὸν θεόν, 1 Th. i. 8; τῆς διακονίας τῆς εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους, 2 Co. viii. 4; see many other exx. of each usage in W. 131 (124) sqq.; [B. 91 (80) sqq.]. e. The noun has the article before it when a demonstrative pronoun (υὗτος, ἐκεῖνος) belonging to it either precedes or follows [W. § 18, 4; B. § 127, 29-31]; as, ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος, Jn. ix. 24 [οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρ. 1, Tr mrg. WH); Acts vi. 13; xxii. 26; ὁ λαὸς οὗτος, Mt. xv. 8; 6 vids σου οὗτος, Lk. xv. 30; plur. Lk. xxiv. 17, and numberless other exx.; οὗτος 6 ἄνθρωπος, Lk. xiv. 30; οὗτος ὁ…

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Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

ὃ, ἡ τό. (1) Apart from connexion with μέν or δέ (see below) the demonstrative use of the art. in the NT is confined to a poetical quotation Ac 1778, but it is not uncommon in the papyri, e.g. P Par 45® (B.C. 153) (= Witkowski®, p. 85) τὰ (for ἃ) πράσεις (Δ πράσσεις), P Oxy VIII. 1160! (iii/iv A.D.) Ta (for ἃ) σεσύλληχα (for συνείληχα) δὲ κέρμα {ταν τηρῶ αὐτὰ εἰς τὴν δίκην, “1 am keeping for the trial the money that I have collected” (Ed.). For the distributive Opéev.. - 6 8€, as in 1 Cor7’, cf. P Lond 535 (B.c. 161) (=I. p. 19, U.P.Z. i. p. 239) kal τὰ μὲν ἡμῶν ἐληφότων εἰς τὴν γινομένην ἡμῖν συντάξειν, τὰ δ᾽ ἔτι διὰ τὴν τῶν ὑποτεταγμένων {(.. ... > παρελκομένων. (2) The use of the art. as a relative, of which there is no trace in the NT, may again be illustrated by the following papyrus citations from ¢c. A.D. 346—P Lond 414® (= II. Ῥ. 292) γεινῴσκιν oe θέλω περὶ τοῦ βρεουίου…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

ὁ (ho) — the/this/who.

ὁ,

ἡ, τό, is, when thus written,

__A demonstrative Pronoun.

__B in Attic dialect, definite or prepositive Article.

__C in Epic dialect, the so-called postpositive Article, = relative Pronoun, ὅς, ἥ, ὅ.—The nominative masculine and feminine singular and plural, ὁ, ἡ, οἱ, αἱ, have no accent in codices and most printed books, except when used as the relative; but ὁ, ἡ, οἱ, αἱ differ only in writing from ὃ, ἣ, οἳ, α; the nominative forms of the article are said by Hdn.Gr.1.474 to be oxytone, and by [Refs 2nd c.AD+] in Aeolic dialect accusative to [Refs 8th c.BC+] genitive and dative dual τοῖιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]— In Doric dialect and all other dialects except Attic dialect and Ionic dialect the feminine forms preserve the old ᾱ instead of changing it to η, hence Doric dialect etc. ἁ, τάν, τᾶ; the genitive plural τάων contracts in many dialects to τᾶ; the genitive…

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

ὁ ἡ τό

ho

he hay, and the neuter

to to

in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be

supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one,

he, she, it, etc.

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

ὁ, ἡ, τό

Article

the

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

ὁ ho 19x

the prepositive article, answering, to a considerable extent, to the English definite article; but, for the principle and facts of its usage, consult a grammar; ὁ μὲν ... ὁ δέ, the one ... the other, Phil. 1:16, 17; Heb. 7:5, 6, 20, 21, 23, 24; pl. some ... others, Mt. 13:23; 22:5, 6; ὁ δέ, but he, Mt. 4:4; 12:48; οἱ δέ, but others, Mt. 28:17; used, in a poetic quotation, for a personal pronoun, Acts 17:28

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

ὁ the, that

ὁ, ἡ, τό, is

demonstr. Pronoun.

the definite Article.

in epic, the relative Pronoun, when it is written with the accent ὅ, ἥ, τό ῀ ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. Besides the common forms, note epic gen. sg. τοῖο for τοῦ; pl. nom. τοί, ταί; gen. fem. τάων [α^], dat. τοῖσι, τῇς and τῇσι; dual gen, and dat. τοῖιν:— in Trag. we find τοὶ μέν . . , τοὶ δέ . . , for οἱ μέν . . , οἱ δέ . . ; dat. pl. also τοῖσι, ταῖσι: the dual has commonly but one gender, τώ for τά, τοῖν for ταῖν.

DEMONSTR. PRONOUN:

joined with a Subst., not as the Art., but like Lat. ille, ὁ Τυδείδης Tydeus's famous son, Il.; Νέστωρ ὁ γέρων Nestor— that aged man, id. Il.; τιμῆς τῆς Πριάμου for honour, namely that of Priam, id. Il.

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art-GSF — Article · genitive · singular · feminine
genitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked singular feminine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

T-GSF Part of Speech: definite arTicle Case: Genitive Number: Singular Gender: Feminine

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

THE, an adjective or definitive adjective.

1. This adjective is used as a definitive, that is, before nouns which are specific or understood; or it is used to limit their signification to a specific thing or things, or to describe them; as the laws of the twelve tables. the independent tribunals of justice in our country, are the security or private rights, and the best bulwark against arbitrary power. the sun is the source of light and heat.

This he calls the preaching of the cross.

2. the is also used rhetorically before a noun in the singular number, to denote a species by way of distinction; a single thing representing the whole. the fig tree putteth forth her green figs; the almond tree shall flourish; the grasshopper shall be a burden.

3. In poetry, the sometimes loses the final vowel before another vowel.

Th' adorning thee with so much art,

Is but a barb'rous skill.

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
64%the
the64% · 13160×<the>28% · 5846×those3% · 597×other renderings4% · 788×other renderings1% · 294×

20,685 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 83 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
subject34%adverbial32%object24%predicate5%indirect object4%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 19,783 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
καίand, even, also, nam
αὐτόςεἰμίI am, existἐγώ
ἐν
καίand, even, also,αὐτόςArticle the
εἰς
αὐτόςεἰσέρχομαιI go in, come inἔρχομαιI come, go
αὐτός
λέγωI say, speakδέbut, on the otheπρός
εἰμίI am, exist
οὗτοςσύἐγώ
the19783×
what comes after →
θεόςGod, a god
Article theκαίand, even, also,ἐγώ
δέbut, on the other ha
λέγωI say, speakἸησοῦςJesusἀποκρίνομαιI answer, reply
ἸησοῦςJesus
λέγωI say, speakκαίand, even, also,Article the
κύριοςlord, Lord, master,
ἐγώἸησοῦςJesusArticle the
πατήρfather, Father, ance
ἐγώσύαὐτός

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordance · 19,783× in the New Testament
Matthew Acts Luke John Revelation Mark Romans 1 Corinthians Hebrews 2 Corinthians Ephesians 1 John

40 inflected forms — one of the commonest words in the New Testament. Full distribution →

Across the New Testament27 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria The Shepherd of Hermas Clement of Rome The Epistle of Barnabas
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Creation of the World 1c. AD 40

Τῶν ἄλλων νομοθετῶν οἱ μὲν ἀκαλλώπιστα καὶ γυμνὰ τὰ νομισθέντα παρ’ αὐτοῖς εἶναι δίκαια διετάξαντο, οἱ δὲ πολὺν ὄγκον τοῖς νοήμασι προσπεριβαλόντες ἐξετύφωσαν τὰ πλήθη μυθικοῖς πλάσμασι τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐπικρύψαντες.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 1.argc. AD 75–95

τοῦ κόσμου σύστασις καὶ διάταξις τῶν στοιχείων.

The Epistle of BarnabasThe Epistle of Barnabas 1.1c. AD 100

Χαίρετε, υἱοὶ καὶ θυγατέρες, ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς, ἐν εἰρήνῃ.

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 3rd c. AD 1st c. AD 3rd c. BC 6th c. AD
P.Stras. 2 89Pathyris100 BC

r βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Βερενίκης τῆς ἀδελφῆς θεῶν Φιλομητόρων ἔτους ιε, ἐφʼ ἱερέων καὶ ἱερειῶν

P.Adl. 11Pathyris99 BC

ιζ Θῶυθ κη ἀπέδοτο Πετεσοῦχος Φίβιος καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τὸ ὕπαρχον αὐτοῖς ἥμισυ περιστερῶνος τοῦ ὄντος ἐν τῶι ἀπὸ βορρᾶ μέρει Παθύρεως χαλκοῦ Γ. ἐπρίατο Ὧρος Νεχούτου.

P.Grenf. 2 35Pathyris99 BC

βασιλευόντων Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Βερενίκης τῆς ἀδελφῆς θεῶν φιλομητόρων ἔτους ιϛ, ἐφʼ ἱερέων καὶ ἱερειῶν

and righteous Lot being distressed by the of the lawless in sensuality conduct He rescued;
τῶνho of the G3588 Article · genitive · plural · masculine
19,783× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
about as common in 2 Peter as anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
The Greek word for 'the' or 'this', used to point out a specific person or thing, like in Acts 17:28. It can also mean 'he', 'she', or 'it'.
Amplified meaning
lawless, wicked, in their uncleanly conversation, by their filthy lifestyle
Tyndale gloss
the/this/who
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The definite article — the commonest word in the Greek New Testament at 19,867 occurrences. Greek uses it more freely than English does and can drop it deliberately, so its presence and its absence both carry weight for a translator; but no single occurrence carries a message of its own. Here it simply gathers “the things” into one definite bundle.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

ὁ, ἡ, τό,

the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article.

As demonstr. pron.

As freq. in Hom., absol., he (she, it), his (etc.): Ac 17:28 (quoted from the poet Aratus).

Distributive, ὁ μὲν . . . ὁ δέ, the one . . . the other: I Co 7:7, Ga 4:22; pl., Ac 14:4, 17:32, Phl 1:16, al.; οἱ μὲν . . . ἄλλοι δέ, Mt 16:14, Jo 7:12; οἱ μεν̀ . . . ὁ δέ, He 7:21, 23.

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Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

ὁ 435 ὁ tives of quantity, ὅλος, πᾶς, πολύς, see each in its own place. d. What has been said concerning adjectives holds true also of all other limitations added to substantives, as ἡ κατ᾽ ἐκλογὴν πρόθεσις, Ro. ix. 11; ἡ παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ διαθήκη, Ro. xi. 27; 6 λόγος 6 τοῦ σταυροῦ, 1 Co. i. 18; ἡ εἰς Χριστὸν πίστις, Col. ii. 5; on the other hand, ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν ἡ πρὸς τὸν θεόν, 1 Th. i. 8; τῆς διακονίας τῆς εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους, 2 Co. viii. 4; see many other exx. of each usage in W. 131 (124) sqq.; [B. 91 (80) sqq.]. e. The noun has the article before it when a demonstrative pronoun (υὗτος, ἐκεῖνος) belonging to it either precedes or follows [W. § 18, 4; B. § 127, 29-31]; as, ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος, Jn. ix. 24 [οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρ. 1, Tr mrg. WH); Acts vi. 13; xxii. 26; ὁ λαὸς οὗτος, Mt. xv. 8; 6 vids σου οὗτος, Lk. xv. 30; plur. Lk. xxiv. 17, and numberless other exx.; οὗτος 6 ἄνθρωπος, Lk. xiv. 30; οὗτος ὁ…

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ὃ, ἡ τό. (1) Apart from connexion with μέν or δέ (see below) the demonstrative use of the art. in the NT is confined to a poetical quotation Ac 1778, but it is not uncommon in the papyri, e.g. P Par 45® (B.C. 153) (= Witkowski®, p. 85) τὰ (for ἃ) πράσεις (Δ πράσσεις), P Oxy VIII. 1160! (iii/iv A.D.) Ta (for ἃ) σεσύλληχα (for συνείληχα) δὲ κέρμα {ταν τηρῶ αὐτὰ εἰς τὴν δίκην, “1 am keeping for the trial the money that I have collected” (Ed.). For the distributive Opéev.. - 6 8€, as in 1 Cor7’, cf. P Lond 535 (B.c. 161) (=I. p. 19, U.P.Z. i. p. 239) kal τὰ μὲν ἡμῶν ἐληφότων εἰς τὴν γινομένην ἡμῖν συντάξειν, τὰ δ᾽ ἔτι διὰ τὴν τῶν ὑποτεταγμένων {(.. ... > παρελκομένων. (2) The use of the art. as a relative, of which there is no trace in the NT, may again be illustrated by the following papyrus citations from ¢c. A.D. 346—P Lond 414® (= II. Ῥ. 292) γεινῴσκιν oe θέλω περὶ τοῦ βρεουίου…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

ὁ (ho) — the/this/who.

ὁ,

ἡ, τό, is, when thus written,

__A demonstrative Pronoun.

__B in Attic dialect, definite or prepositive Article.

__C in Epic dialect, the so-called postpositive Article, = relative Pronoun, ὅς, ἥ, ὅ.—The nominative masculine and feminine singular and plural, ὁ, ἡ, οἱ, αἱ, have no accent in codices and most printed books, except when used as the relative; but ὁ, ἡ, οἱ, αἱ differ only in writing from ὃ, ἣ, οἳ, α; the nominative forms of the article are said by Hdn.Gr.1.474 to be oxytone, and by [Refs 2nd c.AD+] in Aeolic dialect accusative to [Refs 8th c.BC+] genitive and dative dual τοῖιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]— In Doric dialect and all other dialects except Attic dialect and Ionic dialect the feminine forms preserve the old ᾱ instead of changing it to η, hence Doric dialect etc. ἁ, τάν, τᾶ; the genitive plural τάων contracts in many dialects to τᾶ; the genitive…

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

ὁ ἡ τό

ho

he hay, and the neuter

to to

in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be

supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one,

he, she, it, etc.

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

ὁ, ἡ, τό

Article

the

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

ὁ ho 19x

the prepositive article, answering, to a considerable extent, to the English definite article; but, for the principle and facts of its usage, consult a grammar; ὁ μὲν ... ὁ δέ, the one ... the other, Phil. 1:16, 17; Heb. 7:5, 6, 20, 21, 23, 24; pl. some ... others, Mt. 13:23; 22:5, 6; ὁ δέ, but he, Mt. 4:4; 12:48; οἱ δέ, but others, Mt. 28:17; used, in a poetic quotation, for a personal pronoun, Acts 17:28

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

ὁ the, that

ὁ, ἡ, τό, is

demonstr. Pronoun.

the definite Article.

in epic, the relative Pronoun, when it is written with the accent ὅ, ἥ, τό ῀ ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. Besides the common forms, note epic gen. sg. τοῖο for τοῦ; pl. nom. τοί, ταί; gen. fem. τάων [α^], dat. τοῖσι, τῇς and τῇσι; dual gen, and dat. τοῖιν:— in Trag. we find τοὶ μέν . . , τοὶ δέ . . , for οἱ μέν . . , οἱ δέ . . ; dat. pl. also τοῖσι, ταῖσι: the dual has commonly but one gender, τώ for τά, τοῖν for ταῖν.

DEMONSTR. PRONOUN:

joined with a Subst., not as the Art., but like Lat. ille, ὁ Τυδείδης Tydeus's famous son, Il.; Νέστωρ ὁ γέρων Nestor— that aged man, id. Il.; τιμῆς τῆς Πριάμου for honour, namely that of Priam, id. Il.

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art-GPM — Article · genitive · plural · masculine
genitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked plural masculine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

T-GPM Part of Speech: definite arTicle Case: Genitive Number: Plural Gender: Masculine

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
64%the
the64% · 13160×<the>28% · 5846×those3% · 597×other renderings4% · 788×other renderings1% · 294×

20,685 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 83 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
subject34%adverbial32%object24%predicate5%indirect object4%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 19,783 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
καίand, even, also, nam
αὐτόςεἰμίI am, existἐγώ
ἐν
καίand, even, also,αὐτόςArticle the
εἰς
αὐτόςεἰσέρχομαιI go in, come inἔρχομαιI come, go
αὐτός
λέγωI say, speakδέbut, on the otheπρός
εἰμίI am, exist
οὗτοςσύἐγώ
of the19783×
what comes after →
θεόςGod, a god
Article theκαίand, even, also,ἐγώ
δέbut, on the other ha
λέγωI say, speakἸησοῦςJesusἀποκρίνομαιI answer, reply
ἸησοῦςJesus
λέγωI say, speakκαίand, even, also,Article the
κύριοςlord, Lord, master,
ἐγώἸησοῦςJesusArticle the
πατήρfather, Father, ance
ἐγώσύαὐτός

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordance · 19,783× in the New Testament
Matthew Acts Luke John Revelation Mark Romans 1 Corinthians Hebrews 2 Corinthians Ephesians 1 John

40 inflected forms — one of the commonest words in the New Testament. Full distribution →

Across the New Testament27 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria The Shepherd of Hermas Clement of Rome The Epistle of Barnabas
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Creation of the World 1c. AD 40

Τῶν ἄλλων νομοθετῶν οἱ μὲν ἀκαλλώπιστα καὶ γυμνὰ τὰ νομισθέντα παρ’ αὐτοῖς εἶναι δίκαια διετάξαντο, οἱ δὲ πολὺν ὄγκον τοῖς νοήμασι προσπεριβαλόντες ἐξετύφωσαν τὰ πλήθη μυθικοῖς πλάσμασι τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐπικρύψαντες.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 1.argc. AD 75–95

τοῦ κόσμου σύστασις καὶ διάταξις τῶν στοιχείων.

The Epistle of BarnabasThe Epistle of Barnabas 1.1c. AD 100

Χαίρετε, υἱοὶ καὶ θυγατέρες, ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς, ἐν εἰρήνῃ.

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 3rd c. AD 1st c. AD 3rd c. BC 6th c. AD
P.Stras. 2 89Pathyris100 BC

r βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Βερενίκης τῆς ἀδελφῆς θεῶν Φιλομητόρων ἔτους ιε, ἐφʼ ἱερέων καὶ ἱερειῶν

P.Adl. 11Pathyris99 BC

ιζ Θῶυθ κη ἀπέδοτο Πετεσοῦχος Φίβιος καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τὸ ὕπαρχον αὐτοῖς ἥμισυ περιστερῶνος τοῦ ὄντος ἐν τῶι ἀπὸ βορρᾶ μέρει Παθύρεως χαλκοῦ Γ. ἐπρίατο Ὧρος Νεχούτου.

P.Grenf. 2 35Pathyris99 BC

βασιλευόντων Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Βερενίκης τῆς ἀδελφῆς θεῶν φιλομητόρων ἔτους ιϛ, ἐφʼ ἱερέων καὶ ἱερειῶν

and righteous Lot being distressed by the of the lawless in sensuality conduct He rescued;
ἀθέσμωνathesmos lawless G113 Adjective · genitive · plural · masculine
2× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in 2 Peter than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
This word describes someone who is lawless or wicked. In 2 Peter 2:7 and 3:17, it refers to those who reject God's laws and follow their own desires.
Tyndale gloss
lawless
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word ἄθεσμος (i.e., *athesmos*) means 'lawless' and is derived from the root for 'law' (θεσμός, *thesmos*). It describes those who violate laws or moral codes, particularly in the context of the New Testament, where it appears in 2 Peter 2:7 and 3:17. Synonyms include ἀθέμιτος and ἄνομος, indicating a range of meanings related to wickedness and criminal behavior.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

**† ἄθεσμος, -ον

(< θεσμός, law, custom),

[in LXX: III Mac 5:12 6:26*;]

lawless, esp. of those who violate the law of nature and conscience (cf. MM, VGT, s.v.): II Pe 2:7 3:17.†

SYN.: ἀθέμιτος, ἄνομος, κακός, πονηρός, φαῦλος (v. Tr., Syn., §lxxiv; DCG, ii, 821b).

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

ἄ-θεσμος, -ov, (θεσμός, lawless, [A. V. wicked]; of one who breaks through the restraints of law and gratifies [Sept., Diod., Philo, his lusts: 2 Pet. ii. 7; iii. 17. Joseph., Plut.]

Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

ἄθεσμος. An instance of this word, which in the NT is confined to 2 Peter (27, 317), may be quoted from the late P Oxy I. 1297 (vi/A.D.) where a man breaks off the engagement of his daughter to a certain Phoebammon, because it had come to his ears that the latter was giving himself over to ‘‘ lawless” deeds—axykoévar σε παρεμβάλλοντα ἑαυτὸν ἐν τοῖς αὐτοῖς ἀθέσμοις πράγμασιν.

Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

ἄθεσμος (athesmos) — lawless.

ἄθεσμος, ον,

={ἀθέσμιος}, [LXX+1st c.AD+]. adverb -μως[LXX+5th c.AD+]

Strong's Greek Dictionary

ἄθεσμος

athesmos

from 1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of 5087 (in the sense

of enacting); lawless, i.e. (by implication) criminal:--wicked.

see GREEK for 1

see GREEK for 5087

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

ἄθεσμος, ον

Adj

lawless

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

ἄθεσμος athesmos 2x

lawless, unrestrained, licentious, 2 Pet. 2:7; 3:17*

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἄθεσμος = ἀθέσμιος, Plut.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj-GPM — Adjective · genitive · plural · masculine
genitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked plural masculine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

A-GPM Part of Speech: Adjective Case: Genitive Number: Plural Gender: Masculine

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

lo'-les (anomos): While occurring but once in the King James Version (1Ti 1:9), is translated in various ways, e.g. "without law" (1Co 9:21); "unlawful" (2Pe 2:8 the King James Version); "lawless" (1Ti 1:9); "transgressor" (Mr 15:28; Lu 22:37); "wicked" (Ac 2:23 the King James Version; 2Th 2:8 the King James Version). When Paul claims to be "without law," he has reference to those things in the ceremonial law which might well be passed over, and not to the moral…

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
100%lawless
lawless100% · 2×

2 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 1 different way. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
Article the
Article the
ἄθεσμοςlawless
what comes after →
ἐν
ἀσέλγειαwantonness, lewd
πλάνηa wandering, error
συναπάγωI lead away with

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceἄθεσμος · 2× in the New Testament
2 Peter
Across the New Testament1 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Philo of Alexandria
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Life of Moses 2.198c. AD 40

ἀλλὰ γλωσσαλγία καὶ ἀχάλινον στόμα ὅταν ἐκνόμοις ἀφροσύναις ὑπηρετῶσι, πάντως τι καινουργεῖται τῶν ἀθέσμων.

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
6th c. AD
P. Flor. 3 295AntinoopolisAD 566–AD 568

δικαίων ὀρεγομένους καὶ δυναμένους ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ … σαι τοῖς ταύτην ἐνοικοῦσιν τῶν συμβεβηκότων αὐτοῖς ἀθέσμων … ης ἐκ προγόνων δεσπόται τὴν βασιλικὴν βουλὴν τοῦτο ὅπερ ἐστὶ τὸ διοικῆσαι

and righteous Lot being distressed by the of the lawless in sensuality conduct He rescued;
ἐνen in G1722 Preposition
2,743× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in 2 Peter than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
This word is a preposition that means in, on, or among something. It's used in many places, like Matthew 7:3 and Luke 7:37, to describe a location or relationship. It can also mean by, with, or during.
Tyndale gloss
in/on/among
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The most frequent preposition in the New Testament, 2,752 occurrences. In, on, at, among, within — its force comes almost entirely from the word it is attached to. What it does here is put the events inside a community rather than at a distance: they were fulfilled among us.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

ἐν,

prep, (the most freq. of all in NT), c. dat. (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, c. abl.).

Of place, c. dat. rei, pers., in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Lk 7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ, Mt 7:3; τ. κοιλίᾳ, Mt 12:40; τ. ὄρει, II Pe 1:18; τ. θρόνῳ, Re 3:21; τ. δεξιᾷ τ. θεοῦ, Ro 8:34; ἐν ἡμῖν , Lk 1:1; of books, ἐν τ. βιβλίῳ, Ga 3:10; τ. νόμῳ, Mt 12:5, al.; ἐν τοῖς τ. Πατρός, in my Father's house (RV; cf. M, Pr., 103)…

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ἐν Χριστῷ, ἐν Χριστῷ ᾿Ιησοῦ, ἐν κυρίῳ, (οἴ. Fritzsche, Com. on Rom. vol. ii. p. 82 544.; W. 389 (364); Weiss, Bibl. Theol. des N. T. §§ 84 b., 149 c.), ingrafied as it were in Christ, in fellowship and union with Christ, with the Lord: Ro. iii. 24; vi. 11, 23; viii. 39; 1Co.i.4; 2 Co. iii. 14; Gal. ii. 4; iii. 14, 26, 28; v. 6; Eph.i. 3 [Rec. om. ἐν]; ii. 6 sq. 10,13; 1 Tim.i.14; 2 Tim.i. 1,13; ii-1; 1 Pet. iii. 16; v.10; στήκειν ἐν κυρίῳ, Phil. iv. 1; iva εὑρεθῶ ἐν αὐτῷ, that I may be found (by God and Christ) most intimately united to him, Phil. iii. 9; εἶναι ἐν Χριστῷ "Inc. 1 Co. i. 30; οἱ ἐν Xp. "Ina. Ro. viii. 1; 1 Pet. v. 14; κοιμᾶσθαι ἐν Χριστῷ, θνήσκειν ἐν κυρίῳ, to fall asleep, to die, mindful of relationship to Christ and confiding in it [W. u.s.], 1 Co. xv. 18; Rey. xiv. 13. Since such union with Christ is the basis on which actions and virtues rest, the expression is…

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ἐν 210 contract—time of Augustus) ἱμάτια γυναικεῖα ἐν apyv(plov) δραχμαῖς ἑκατόν, P Oxy IV. 7247 (A.D. 155) ἐξ ὧν ἔσχες τὴν πρώτην δόσιν ἐν δραχμαῖς τεσσαράκοντα, 70. I. 565 (A.D. 211) δανειζομένη. .. ἀργύριον ἔντοκον ἐν δραχμαῖς ἑξακισχειλίαις, and P Grenf II. 778 (iii/iv a.p.) (=Selections, Pp. 120) το]ὺς μισθοὺς. . ὄντας ἐν δραχμαῖς τριακοσίαις τεσσαράκοντα. Similar are P Oxy IV. 7084 (a.p. 188) yopou . . ἐν (1vpod)(apraBats) ’B, BGU 1. 724 (a.p. 191) ἐξέκοψαν πλεῖστον τόπον ἐν ἀρούραις πέντε: with which may be compared Eph 2!° τὸν νόμον τῶν ἐντολῶν ἐν δόγμασιν, “consisting in.” In P Lond 9215 (ii/iii a.p.) (ΞΞ 111. P- 134) γεγονέναι ἐν ἀμπέλῳ = ‘to be planted with vines.” A predicative use of ἐν is seen in P Hib I. 421° (B.c. 262) δώσομεν Λευκίωι ἐν ὀφειλήματι, ‘asa debt,” P Petr I. 1215 (cf. II. p. 22) ὅσα δὲ ᾿Αξιοθέα προσενήνεγκται ἐμ φερνῆι, “ἐᾷς dowry,” and P Tebt I. 120 135…

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ἐν (en) — in/on/among.

ἐν,

poetry ἐνί, εἰν, εἰνί [Refs 8th c.BC+], forms used by Epic dialect and Lyric Poets as the metre requires, but only as falsa lectio in Trag., εἰν [Refs 5th c.BC+] ἰν [Refs]

__PREP. WITH DAT. AND ACC. Radical sense, in, into.

__A WITH DAT.

__A.I OF PLACE,

__A.I.1 in, νήσῳ ἐν ἀμφιρύτῃ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; with names of cities or islands, as ἐν Ἀθήνῃς, ἐν Τροίῃ, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; where ἐν is used, it = in the district of.., ὲν Ἐλευσῖνι [Refs] in my arms, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν αὑτῷ εἶναι to be in one's senses, be oneself, ἔτ᾽ ἐν σαυτῷ (variant -τοῦ) γενοῦ [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__A.I.1.b ἐν τοῖς ἰχθύσιν in the fish-market, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so ἐν τοῖν δυοῖν ὀβολοῖν ἐθεώρουν ἄν in the two-obol seats, [Refs 4th…

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

ἐν

en

a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or

state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or

constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519

and 1537); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, +

almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+

all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to,

-wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly,

one, X quickly,

X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on),

through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while,

with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same

import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate

direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different)

preposition.

see GREEK for 1519

see GREEK for 1537

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

ἐν

Prep.

in, on, among

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

ἐν en 2x

followed by the dat., in, Mt. 8:6; Mk. 12:26; Rev. 6:6,; upon, Lk. 8:32; among, Mt. 11:11; before, in the presence of, Mk. 8:38; in the sight, estimation of, 1 Cor. 14:11; before, judicially, 1 Cor. 6:2; in, of state, occupation, habit, Mt. 21:22; Lk. 7:25; Rom. 4:10; in the case of, Read the full entry →

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐν

e)nprepe)ni/prep ei)nprep ei)ni/prep in, among. c. dat.

Lat. in.

PREP. WITH DAT.:

OF PLACE

in, ἐν νήσῳ, ἐν Τροίῃ, etc., Hom., etc.:—elliptic, ἐν Ἀλκινόοιο (sc. οἴκῳ) Od.; εἰν Ἀΐδαο Il.; ἐν παιδοτρίβου at the school of the training master, Ar.

in, upon, ἐν οὔρεσι Hom., etc.

in the number of, amongst, ἐν Δαναοῖς, etc., Hom.; and with Verbs of ruling, ἄρχειν, ἀνάσσειν ἐν πολλοῖς to be first or lord among many, i. e. over them, id. Hom.; cf. ὁ, τό B. III. 3.

in one's hands, within one's reach or power, Lat. penes, Hom., etc.; ἐν σοὶ γάρ ἐσμεν Soph.; ἐν τῷ θεῷ τὸ τέλος ἦν Dem.

in respect of, ἐν γήρᾳ in point of age, Soph.

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep — Preposition
preposition — its sense depends on the case of the word it governs.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

PREP PREPosition

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

A principal thing to notice about this preposition, which in the King James Version represents about 16 Hebrew and as many Greek words and prepositions, is that, in hundreds of cases (especially in the Old Testament, but frequently also in the New Testament) in the Revised Version (British and American) the rendering is changed to more exact forms ("to," "unto," "by," "upon," "at," "with," "among," "for," "throughout," etc.; compare e.g. Ge 6:16; 13:8; 17:7,9,12; 18:1; Ex 8:17; Le 1:9, etc.); while, nearly as often, "in" is substituted for divergent forms of the King James Version (e.g. Ge 2:14; 17:11; 31:54; 40:7; 49:17; Ex…

Across the New Testament27 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
and righteous Lot being distressed by the of the lawless in sensuality conduct He rescued;
ἀσελγείᾳaselgeia sensuality G766 Noun · dative · singular · feminine
10× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in 2 Peter than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
Debauchery refers to licentiousness or wantonness, involving excessive and immoral behavior. It is mentioned in Mark 7:22, Galatians 5:19, and 1 Peter 4:3 as a vice to be avoided.
Amplified meaning
lascivious
Tyndale gloss
debauchery
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word ἀσέλγεια (i.e., *aselgeia*) refers to licentiousness, wantonness, or excess. It is built from a negative particle and a root meaning 'continent,' suggesting a lack of restraint. The term appears in several New Testament passages, including Mark 7:22 and Romans 13:13. Some lexicographers offer differing views on its etymology, but the general consensus is that it denotes unbridled lust and shameless behavior.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

** ἀσέλγεια, -ας, ἡ

(< ἀσελγής, licentious; v. MM, s.v.),

[in LXX: Wi 14:26, III Mac 2:26*;]

licentiousness, wantonness, excess: Mk 7:22, Ro 13:13, II Co 12:21, Ga 5:19 (Lft., in l.), Eph 4:19, I Pe 4:3, II Pe 2:2, 7, 18, Ju 4.†

SYN.: ἀσωτία, profligacy, prodigality (v. Tr., Syn., § xvi; DB, iii, 46).

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

ἀσέλγεια, -as, 7, the conduct and character of one who is ἀσελγής (a word which some suppose to be compounded of a priv. and Σέλγη, the name of a city in Pisidia whose citizens excelled in strictness of morals [so Etym. Magn. 152, 38; per contra ef. Suidas 603 d.]; others of a intens. and σαλαγεῖν to disturb, raise a din; others, and now the majority, of a priv. and σέλγω i. q. θέλγω. not affecting pleasantly, exciting disgust), wnbridled lust, excess, licentiousnéss, lasciviousness, wantonness, outrageousness, shamelessness, insolence: Mk. vii. 22 (where it is uncertain what particular vice is spoken of); of gluttony and venery, Jude 4; plur., 1 Pet. iv. 3; 2 Pet. ii. 2 (for Rec. ἀπωλείαις), 18; of carnality, lasciviousness: 2 Co. xii. 21; Gal. v.19; Eph.iv. 19; 2 Pet. ii. 7; plur. “wanton (acts or) manners, as filthy words, indecent bodily movements, unchaste handling of males and…

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ἀσέλγεια appeared in P Magd 245 according to the original reading, but has been corrected in the new edition. The adj. appears among a number of technical epithets of ζῴδια in Vettius Valens p. 3355". -Ὦ χερσαῖα ἢ ἀσελγῆ ἢ λατρευτικὰ καὶ τὰ λοιπά. An obscure and badly-spelt document of iv/v A.D., BGU IV. 1024 ¥: 2", seems to contain this noun in the form ἀθελγία- -ἀλλὰ ᾿ναντία Kal ταύτης ὑπὸ σοῦ γενόμενον ἀθελγία ἐλενλέχ[ο]υσα τὰ πεπραγμένα, which the editor understands as = ἀλλ᾽ ἐναντία ταύτῃ ἡ ὑπὸ σοῦ γενομένη ἀθελγία ἐλέγχουσα κτλ. But we mention this passage only to note how early the popular etymology was current connecting it with @€Ayw. It is dubious at best, and the history of the word is really unknown ; but cf. Havers in /zdogerm. Forschungen xxviii (1911) p. 194 ff., who, adopting the foregoing etymology, understands ἀσελγής as = “‘ geschlagen,” then ‘‘ wahnsinnig,” and then…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

ἀσέλγεια (aselgeia) — debauchery.

ἀσέλγ-εια, ἡ,

licentiousness, wanton violence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; insolence, opposed to κολακεία, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II. licentiousness, περὶ τὰς σωματικὰς ἐπιθυμίας[Refs 2nd c.BC+]

Strong's Greek Dictionary

ἀσέλγεια

aselgeia

from a compound of 1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed

selges (of uncertain derivation, but apparently meaning

continent); licentiousness (sometimes including other

vices):--filthy, lasciviousness, wantonness.

see GREEK for 1

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

ἀσέλγεια, ας, ἡ

n.f.

wantonness, lewdness

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

ἀσέλγεια aselgeia 10x

intemperance; licentiousness, lasciviousness, Rom. 13:13; insolence, outrageous behavior, Mk. 7:22

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἀσέλγεια ἀσελγής licentiousness, Plat., Dem.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Noun-DSF — Noun · dative · singular · feminine
dative — to, for, with — the one it is done to or by.
Agrees with anything else marked singular feminine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

N-DSF Part of Speech: Noun Case: Dative Number: Singular Gender: Feminine

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Nave's Topical Bible

→ General scriptures concerning Ec 2:24; 8:15; 11:9; Isa 22:13; 56:12; Lu 12:19,20; 16:25; 1Co 15:32,33; Jas 5:5; Jude 1:18,19

→ See ADULTERY

→ See DRUNKENNESS

→ See FORNICATION

→ See GLUTTONY

→ See LASCIVIOUSNESS

→ See SELF-INDULGENCE

→ See SODOMY

→ Also see ABSTINENCE, TOTAL

→ See CONTINENCE

→ See SELF-DENIAL

→ See TEMPERANCE

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
100%sensuality
sensuality100% · 10×

10 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 1 different way. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
adverbial70%predicate10%object10%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 10 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
καίand, even, also, nam
κοίτηa bed, marriage πορνείαfornication, ido
Article the
παραδίδωμιI hand over, delαὐτός
ἐν
πορεύομαιI travel, journeἄθεσμοςlawless
δόλοςdeceit, guile, treac
πονηρίαwickedness, iniq
ἀκαθαρσίαuncleanness, impurit
πορνείαfornication, ido
ἀσέλγειαsensuality10×
what comes after →
ὀφθαλμόςthe eye
πονηρόςevil, bad, wicke
μήNeg
ἔριςcontention, stri
ὅς
πράσσωI do, fare, requ
εἰς
ἐργασίαworking, activit
ἐπιθυμίαdesire, eagerness fo
οἰνοφλυγίαdrunkenness

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceἀσέλγεια · 10× in the New Testament
2 Peter 1 Peter 2 Corinthians Ephesians Galatians Jude Mark Romans
Across the New Testament8 of 27 books
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Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria The Shepherd of Hermas
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Special Laws 3.23c. AD 40

ὁ δὲ τῶν Αἰγυπτίων χλεύην θέμενος τὴν ἑκατέρων εὐλάβειαν ὡς ἡμίεργα διαταταττομένων εὐφόρησεν εἰς ἀσέλγειαν, ἐπιδαψιλευόμενος δυσθεράπευτον κακὸν σώμασι καὶ ψυχαῖς ἀκρασίαν καὶ παρασχὼν ἄδειαν ἁπάσας ἀδελφὰς ἄγεσθαι, τάς τε ἰδίας τοῦ ἑτέρου τῶν…

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 8.318c. AD 75–95

ἦν δὲ τὸ γύναιον δραστήριόν τε καὶ τολμηρόν, εἰς τοσαύτην δὲ ἀσέλγειαν καὶ μανίαν προύπεσεν, ὥστε καὶ ναὸν τῷ Τυρίων θεῷ ὃν Βελίαν προσαγορεύουσιν ᾠκοδόμησε καὶ ἄλσος παντοίων δένδρων κατεφύτευσε·

The Shepherd of HermasThe Shepherd of Hermas 26.15.3c. AD 140

αἱ δὲ ἀκόλουθοι αὐτῶν καλοῦνται Λύπη, Πονηρία, Ἀσέλγεια, Ὀξυχολία, Ψεῦδος, Ἀφροσύνη, Καταλαλιά, Μῖσος.

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
3rd c. AD 6th c. AD
BGU 7 1578Philadelphia (Arsinoites)AD 212

ἡ δὲ ἴσως ἂν ἀπαίδευτος οὖσα … καὶ ἀχθομένη τῷ ὑποχειρίαν μοι εἶναι πᾶσαν ἀσέλγειαν … ἀμνηστίαν ποιησαμένη ἧς τε μετὰ καμάτου … … αὐτῇ παρέσχον τὴν ἐλπίδα εχ

ἐχρεώστουν τὴν δόσιν ὑπὲρ σοῦ τῷ σῷ δανειστῇ, καὶ μηδαμῶς δυνησομένου δυσπραγίᾳ χρήσασθαι ἢ ἀσελγείᾳ καὶ ἀσωτίας ἔργοις καὶ ὑπερθέσει χρήσεσθαι καθʼ οἱανοῦν δήποτε πρόφασιν περὶ τὴν ἀπόδοσιν τῶν

and righteous Lot being distressed by the of the lawless in sensuality conduct He rescued;
ἀναστροφῆςanastrophē conduct G391 Noun · genitive · singular · feminine
13× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in 2 Peter than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
This word refers to behavior or manner of life, like in Galatians 1:13 where Paul describes his former way of life. It encompasses how someone conducts themselves in daily life.
Amplified meaning
behaviour, manner of life
Tyndale gloss
behaviour
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word ἀναστροφή (anastrophē) is derived from ἀναστρέφομαι and primarily means behavior, manner of life, or conduct. It appears in various New Testament texts, emphasizing how one's life is reflected in their actions. The word also has broader meanings, including turning back or a wheeling about, but its use in the New Testament focuses on moral and ethical conduct.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

** ἀνα-στροφή, -ῆς, ἡ,

(< ἀναστρέφομαι),

[in LXX: To 4:14, II Mac 5:8 6:23*;]

a turning down or back, a wheeling about (Soph., Thuc., al.).

In late writers (Polyb., al.; v.s. ἀναστρέφω, and cf. Hort on Ja 3:13; MM, VGT, s.v.), manner of life, behaviour, conduct: Ga 1:13, Eph 4:22, I Ti 4:12, He 13:7, Ja 3:13, I Pe 1:15, 18 2:12 3:1, 2, 16, II Pe 2:7 3:11.†

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

ἀνα-στροφή, -ῆς, 7, (fr. the pass. ἀναστρέφομαι, see the preceding word), prop. ‘walk,’ i. e. manner of life, behavior, conduct, (Germ. Lebenswandel): Gal.i.13; Eph. iv. 22; 1 Tim. iv. 12; Jas. iii. 13; 1 Pet. i. 15,183 ii. 12; iii. 1 sq. 16; 2 Pet. ii. 7; plur. ἅγιαι ἀναστροφαί the ways in which holy living shows itself, 2 Pet. iii. 11. Hence life in so far as it is comprised in conduct, Heb. xiii. 7. (This word, in the senses given, is found in Grk. writ. fr. Polyb. 4, 82,1 down; in the Scriptures first in Tob. iv. 14; 2 Mace. v. 8; add Epict. diss. 1, 9,5; 4, 7, 5, [and (fr. Soph. Lex. s.v.) Agatharchides 134, 12; 153, 8; Aristeas 16].)

Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

ἀναστροφή. The somewhat formal use of ἀ,, with the meaning ‘‘hehaviour, conduct,” is not balanced by occurrences in colloquial papyri: an edict of Caracalla (A.D. 215) has the word—&tu τε > , ανατολῃ καὶ ζω[ὴ] δεικνύει ἐναντία ἔθη ἀπὸ ἀναστροφῆς [πο]λειτικῆς εἶναι ἀγροίκους ΑΤΓἰ]γυπτίους (P Giss I. «οἱ! 28), Bp E. L. Hicks’s pioneer paper in CA’ i. (1887), p. 6, drew attention to the inscriptional use of the term: he noted the frequency of its association with words like πάροικοι and παρεπίδημοι, a curious parallel tor Pet 24" Kalker Quaest., p. 301 says ‘“apud Polybium primum accipit notionem se gerendz,” quoting iv. 821 κατὰ τ. λοιπὴν a. τεθαυμασμένος, and referring to three inscrr. with a, ποιεῖσθαι. This last phrase however occurs in five Doric inscrr. of ii/B.c., to look no further than Syll (31424, 65.4.5, 663°, 7184, 9277), as well as in the Attic inscr. cited by Kalker (14) (C7A…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

ἀναστροφή (anastrophē) — behaviour.

ἀνα-στροφή, ἡ,

turning upside down, upsetting, overthrow, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μοῖραν εἰς ἀ. δίδωσι, ={ἀναστρέφει}, [Refs]; disorder, confusion, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

2. turning back, return, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πολλὰς ἀ. ποιούμενος, of a hunter, making many casts backward, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; wheeling round, of a horse, [Refs]; of soldiers in battle, whether to flee or rally, [Refs]time to rally, [Refs]; especially of the reversal of a wheeling movement, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; of a ship, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξ ἀ. turning back, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; κατ᾽ ἀναστροφήν conversely, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

3. in Grammars, throwing back of the accent, as in Prepositions after their case, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

ἀναστροφή

anastrophe

from 390; behavior:--conversation.

see GREEK for 390

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

ἀναστροφή, ῆς, ἡ

n.f.

behavior, manner of life

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

ἀναστροφή anastrophē 13x

conversation, mode of life, conduct, deportment, Gal. 1:13

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἀναστροφή ἀναστρέφω a turning upside down, upsetting, Eur.; εἰς ἀναστροφὴν διδόναι ῀ ἀναστρέφειν, id. Eur.

a turning back, return, Soph.: a wheeling about, of soldiers, whether to flee or rally, Xen.; of a ship, Thuc.

(from Pass.) a dwelling in a place, Plut.: a mode of life, conversation, NTest.

the place where one tarries, an abode, haunt, Aesch.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Noun-GSF — Noun · genitive · singular · feminine
genitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked singular feminine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

N-GSF Part of Speech: Noun Case: Genitive Number: Singular Gender: Feminine

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kon'-dukt.

See ETHICS.

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
62%conduct
conduct62% · 8×way of life23% · 3×manner of life15% · 2×

13 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 3 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
adverbial62%object39%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 13 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
Article the
ἔκβασιςa way out, escap
ἐμός
Article the
πρότερος
Article the
ἐν
λόγοςa word, speech,
καλόςbeautiful, good, wor
Article the
ἀναστροφήconduct13×
what comes after →
Article the
παλαιόςold, ancient, woἔργονwork, labor, act
σύ
ἐν
ποτέDisj
ἐν
ἐν
ἀγάπηlove
μιμέομαιI imitate
Article the

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceἀναστροφή · 13× in the New Testament
1 Peter 2 Peter 1 Timothy Ephesians Galatians Hebrews James
Across the New Testament7 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Unchangeableness of God 72c. AD 40

ὁρᾷς ὅσῃ καὶ περὶ τὴν προφορὰν κέχρηται προφυλακῇ, „ὅτι ἐθυμώθην, ὅτι ἐποίησα αὐτοὺς“ εἰπών, ἀλλ’ οὐ κατ’ ἀναστροφήν·

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 18.173c. AD 75–95

διαδοχῆς δʼ ἐπιπαραγενομένης ἐκ τοῦ ὀξέος μηδαμῶς ἂν ἀρκέσαι τοὺς ἆθλα τοῖς ἄρχουσι προκειμένους ἀναστροφῆς αὐτοῖς οὐ διδομένης καιρῶν, ἐν οἷς πλήρεις οἱ προειληφότες γενόμενοι ὑποδιδοῖέν τε σπουδῆς τῆς ἐπὶ τῷ λαμβάνειν, διὰ τὸ πρὶν ἐν καιρῷ…

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3rd c. BC 5th c. AD 6th c. AD
P.Lond. 7 2116276 BC–227 BC

ἐνδιατρίβων … οὖν ἔχει φαίνεσθαί τι καὶ … ποιοῦντας ἔσται γὰρ … ἀναστροφὴν λα … … σοντος εξ

ὡς διὰ τῶν χιλέων μου … οἶμαι, ὅτι γράφω τῇ τιμιωτάτῃ … περὶ ἐμὲ ἀναστροφὴν … ἐγενόμην, ὡς ἔτι … κελο … δια … … ὑπολαμβαν … ουτου ἐφ

P.Lond. 5 1674AntinoopolisAD 570

ζῷα τῆς αὐτοῦ καθʼ ἡμῶν συσκευῆς πρὸς τῷ ξηρανθῆναι τὸν σπόρον ὑπὸ δίψαν εἰς ἀναστροφὴν τελείαν ἡμῶν καὶ πρὸς λύμην τοῦ δημοσίου λόγου. καίτοι ἀφʼ ἧς παρέλαβεν τὴν παγαρχίαν

and righteous Lot being distressed by the of the lawless in sensuality conduct He rescued;
ἐρρύσατο·rhuomai He rescued; G4506 Verb · aorist · no voice stated · indicative · third person · singular
17× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in 2 Peter than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
To rescue or deliver someone from harm, used by Jesus in Matthew 27:43 and by Paul in 2 Timothy 4:18.
Amplified meaning
delivered, saved
Tyndale gloss
to rescue
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word ῥύομαι (*rhoumai*) means to draw to oneself, specifically in the sense of rescuing or delivering. It is used in various contexts, including saving from danger or illness. In the New Testament, it appears in verses like Matthew 6:13 and 2 Timothy 4:17. The word can take different constructions, such as with the prepositions ἀπό or ἐκ.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

ῥύομαι

[in LXX chiefly for נצל hi., also for גּאל, פּלט pi., etc. ;]

to draw to oneself, hence, to rescue, deliver: c. acc. pers., Mt 27:43, II Pe 2:7; id. seq. ἀπό, Mt 6:13, Lk 11:4 (Rec., R, mg.), II Ti 4:18; seq. ἐκ, Ro 7:24, II Co 1:10, Col 1:13, I Th 1:10, II Ti 3:11, II Pe 2:9

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Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

ῥύομαι. In the version of the Lord’s Prayer which forms part of the vi/A.p. Christian amulet, BGU III. 954°% (= Selections, p. 134), we find—pd[oar ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς troly|npl las, in accordance with the AV interpretation of Mt 6%. Cf, however, the inser. on a very old church in central Phrygia --Αρχάνγελε Μιχαήλ, ἐλέησον τὴν πόλι σου κ[α]ὶ pion αὐτὴν ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηρ(οῦ) (C. and B. ii. p. 741 No. 678). As exx. of the verb we may add P Lond 4134 (c. A.D. 346) (= II. p. 301) εἰὔχομ]αι σ΄. ]w τῷ θεῷ περὶ [τῆ]ς σωτ]ηρίας ἵνα ῥύσει σαι ἀπὸ. .., and the inscr. on a statue in honour of Hadrian erected a.p. 125, Sy// 383 (= *835 A)? Αὐτοκράτορι ᾿Αδριανῷ σωτῆρι, ῥυσαμένῳ kal θρέψαντι τὴν ἑαυτοῦ “Ἑλλάδα. The verb and its constructions are fully illustrated by Chase 7he Lora’s Prayer p. 71 ff. (in Zexts and Studies i. 3), and Anz Sudszdia p. 275 f. For the subst. ῥῦσις cf. Aazse? 2004 (Roman age) τοῦ…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

ῥύομαι (rhuomai) — to rescue.

ῥύομαι,

see at {ἐρύω} (B). ῥύπα, τά, irregular plural of ῥύπος (which see).

Strong's Greek Dictionary

ῥύομαι

rhoumai

middle voice of an obsolete verb, akin to 4482 (through the idea of a

current; compare 4511); to rush or draw (for oneself), i.e.

rescue:--deliver(-er).

see GREEK for 4482

see GREEK for 4511

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

ῥύομαι

v.

I rescue

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

ῥύομαι rhyomai 17x

to drag out of danger, to rescue, save, Mt. 6:13; 27:43; to be rescued, delivered, Lk. 1:74; Rom. 15:31; 2 Thess. 3:2; 2 Tim. 4:17

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

ῥύομαι to draw to oneself, i. e. draw out of danger, to rescue, save, deliver, Hom., Hes., etc.; ῥ. τινα ὑπὲκ θανάτου, ὑπὲκ κακοῦ to save from . . , Hom.;—so c. gen., ῥ. τινα τοῦ μὴ κατακαυθῆναι Hdt.; or c. inf. alone, ῥ. τινα θανεῖν or μὴ κατθανεῖν Eur.: also, to save from an illness, cure, Hdt.: to set free, redeem, Il.; ἐκ δουλοσύνης Hdt.

generally, to shield, guard, protect, of guardian gods, chiefs, etc., Il. etc.:—of defensive armour, id. Il.

Soph. has ῥῦσαι in a double sense, ῥῦσαι σεαυτὸν . . , ῥῦσαι δὲ μίασμα τοῦ τεθνηκότος deliver thyself,—and deliver us from the pollution; so, ῥ. τὰς αἰτίας to remove the charges, Thuc.

to draw back, to hold back, check, Od., Pind.

to keep off, Pind.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Verb-ANI-3S — Verb · aorist · no voice stated · indicative · third person · singular
aorist no voice stated indicative — a completed action, viewed as a whole.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

V-ANI-3S Part of Speech: Verb Tense: Aorist Voice: middle or passive depoNent Mood: Indicative Person: third Number: Singular

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
17%will deliver
will deliver17% · 3×delivering11% · 2×has delivered11% · 2×do deliver11% · 2×i may be delivered6% · 1×he will deliver6% · 1×we may be delivered6% · 1×delivered6% · 1×other renderings28% · 5×

18 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 13 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
verb100%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 17 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
ἐγώ
τίςIrgπᾶςall, the whole,
Article the
ΣιώνPropἸησοῦςJesus
ἵναin order that, so th
καίand, even, also,
καίand, even, also, nam
ἐγώἔθνοςa race, people,
ἀλλάbut, except
πειρασμόςtrial, testing,
ῥύομαιHe rescued;17×
what comes after →
ἐγώ
ἐκἀπόκαίand, even, also,
ἐκ
Article theστόμαthe mouth, speec
ἀπό
Article the
νῦνnow, already, at pre
εἰCond
λατρεύωI serve, worship
αὐτός

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceῥύομαι · 17× in the New Testament
2 Corinthians 2 Timothy Romans 2 Peter Matthew 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians Colossians Luke
Across the New Testament9 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 83 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria Clement of Rome The Didache
Philo of AlexandriaAllegorical Interpretation of Genesis 3.177c. AD 40

„ὁ θεός, ᾧ εὐηρέστησαν οἱ πατέρες μου Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαάκ, ὁ θεὸς ὁ τρέφων με ἐκ νεότητος ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης, ὁ ἄγγελος ὁ ῥυόμενός με ἐκ πάντων τῶν κακῶν, εὐλογήσαι τὰ παιδία ταῦτα“ (Gen.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 4.13c. AD 75–95

οὐδʼ ὁ θεὸς δὲ ἠμέλησε τοῦ μηδὲν αὐτοὺς παθεῖν τῶν δεινῶν, ἀλλὰ καίπερ εἰς τὸν νομοθέτην αὐτῶν ἐξυβρισάντων καὶ τὰς ἐντολάς, ἃς αὐτὸς διὰ Μωυσέος αὐτοῖς ἐπέστειλεν, ἐρρύσατο τῶν ἐκ τοῦ στασιάζειν αὐτοῖς ἂν γενομένων δεινῶν, εἰ μὴ προενόησε.

Clement of RomeFirst Clement 16.16c. AD 96

πάντες οἱ θεωροῦντές με ἐξεμυκτήρισάν με, ἐλάλησαν ἐν χείλεσιν, ἐκίνησαν κεφαλήν: Ἤλπισεν ἐπὶ κύριον, ῥυσάσθω αὐτόν, σωσάτω αὐτόν, ὅτι θέλει αὐτόν.

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6th c. AD 3rd c. BC undated
AnalPap 6 (1994), p. 135 no. 3Arsinoites301 BC–202 BC

δὲ οὖν ἐγὼ πρὸς σὲ καταφυγγάνω ἱκέτης ὤν. σὺ οὖν οὕνεκεν τῆς σήμερον ἡμέρας ῥῦσαί με καὶ τὴν χάριν τοῖς θεοῖς θοῦ. εὐτύχει.

P.Cair. Masp. 1 67064Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)AD 538–AD 547

χάριν ἀλλὰ χρέος καὶ χρεωστούμενον … ἀξιωθῶ τῆς πρεσβείας τῶν ὁσίων ὑμῶν εὐχῶν ὅπως ῥυσθῶ παρὰ τοῦ Κρείττονος … πατ … τοῦ διαβόλου … ε μεῖζον πάντων προσκυνῶ καὶ

P.Flor. 3 296Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)AD 548–AD 565

γάρ που διὰ τοῦ ἱεροψάλτου λέγων ὁ θεὸς, ὅτι … πένητι καὶ πτωχῷ, τοῦτον ῥύσεται ὁ κύριος … εἰς χεῖρας ἐχθρῶν αὐτοῦ. ἴστε γάρ, δέσποτα … πως ουδ

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