Greek Interlinear

2 Peter 1:4 Interlinear

Whereby exceeding great unto us and precious promises are given that Whereby these ye might be of the divine partakers nature having escaped that is in the world that is in lust the corruption

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1διὰG1223Wherebythrough (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
2ὧνG3739the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
3τὰG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
4μέγισταG3176exceeding greatgreatest or very great
5ἡμῖνG2254unto usto (or for, with, by) us
6καὶG2532andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
7τίμιαG5093preciousvaluable, i.e., (objectively) costly, or (subjectively) honored, esteemed, or (figuratively) beloved
8ἐπαγγέλματαG1862promisesa self-committal (by assurance of conferring some good)
9δεδώρηταιG1433are givento bestow gratuitously
10ἵναG2443thatin order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
11διὰG1223Wherebythrough (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
12τούτωνG5130theseof (from or concerning) these (persons or things)
13γένησθεG1096ye might beto cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
14θείαςG2304of the divinegodlike (neuter as noun, divinity)
15κοινωνοὶG2844partakersa sharer, i.e., associate
16φύσεωςG5449naturegrowth (by germination or expansion), i.e., (by implication) natural production (lineal descent); by extension, a genus or sort; figuratively, native
17ἀποφυγόντεςG668having escaped(figuratively) to escape
18τῆςG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
19ἐνG1722that is in"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc
20κόσμῳG2889the worldorderly arrangement, i.e., decoration; by implication, the world (including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally))
21ἐνG1722that is in"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc
22ἐπιθυμίᾳG1939lusta longing (especially for what is forbidden)
23φθορᾶςG5356the corruptiondecay, i.e., ruin (spontaneous or inflicted, literally or figuratively)

Verse Context

2 Peter 1:3According as all things unto us divine power...
2 Peter 1:4 (current)Whereby exceeding great unto us and precious promises are given that Whereby these ye might be of the divine partakers nature having escaped that is in the world that is in lust the corruption
2 Peter 1:5And beside this and diligence all...

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