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2 Peter 3:7

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Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:	But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.	But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But^G1161 the heavens^G3772 and^G2532 the earth^G1093, which are now^G3568, by the same^G846 word^G3056 are^G1526 kept in store^G2343, reserved^G5083 unto fire^G4442 against^G1519 the day^G2250 of judgment^G2920 and^G2532 perdition^G684 of ungodly^G765 men^G444.

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Original Greek

οἱ δὲ νῦν οὐρανοὶ καὶ ἡ γῆ τῷ αὐτῷ λόγῳ τεθησαυρισμένοι εἰσὶ, πυρί τηρούμενοι εἰς ἡμέραν κρίσεως καὶ ἀπωλείας τῶν ἀσεβῶν ἀνθρώπων.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
οἱ	hoi	G3588	T-NPM	the
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	But
νῦν	nun	G3568	ADV	which are now
οὐρανοὶ	ouranoi	G3772	N-NPM	heavens
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	the
γῆ	gē	G1093	N-NSF	earth
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSM	*
αὐτῷ	autō	G846	P-DSM	by the same
λόγῳ	logō	G3056	N-DSM	word
τεθησαυρισμένοι	tethēsaurismenoi	G2343	V-RPP-NPM	kept in store
εἰσὶ,	eisi	G1526	PREP	are
πυρί	puri	G4442	N-DSN	unto fire
τηρούμενοι	tēroumenoi	G5083	V-PPP-NPM	reserved
εἰς	eis	G1519	PREP	against
ἡμέραν	hēmeran	G2250	N-ASF	the day
κρίσεως	kriseōs	G2920	N-GSF	of judgment
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἀπωλείας	apōleias	G684	N-GSF	perdition
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPM	*
ἀσεβῶν	asebōn	G765	A-GPM	of ungodly
ἀνθρώπων.	anthrōpōn	G444	N-GPM	men

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G444 — ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, anth'-ro-pos): a man, one of the human race — from ἀνήρ and (the countenance; from ὀπτάνομαι); man-faced, i.e. a human being:--certain, man.
• G684 — ἀπώλεια (apṓleia, ap-o'-li-a): destruction, ruin, loss — from a presumed derivative of ἀπόλλυμι; ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal):--damnable(-nation), destruction, die, perdition, X perish, pernicious ways, waste.
• G765 — ἀσεβής (asebḗs, as-eb-ace'): impious, ungodly, wicked — from Α (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of σέβομαι; irreverent, i.e. (by extension) impious or wicked:-- ungodly (man).
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1093 — γῆ (gē, ghay): the earth, soil, land — contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application):--country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1519 — εἰς (eis, ice): into, in, among, till, for — a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:--(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
• G1526 — εἰσί (eisí, i-see'): 3rd person plural present indicative of εἰμί; they are:--agree, are, be, dure, X is, were.
• G2250 — ἡμέρα (hēméra, hay-mer'-ah): a day — feminine (with ὥρα implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of ἑδραῖος) meaning tame, i.e. gentle; day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context):--age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
• G2343 — θησαυρίζω (thēsaurízō, thay-sow-rid'-zo): I store up, treasure up, save — from θησαυρός; to amass or reserve (literally or figuratively):--lay up (treasure), (keep) in store, (heap) treasure (together, up).
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — 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.
• G2920 — κρίσις (krísis, kree'-sis): judging, divine judgment —
• G3056 — λόγος (lógos, log'-os): a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy — from λέγω; something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ):--account, cause, communication, X concerning, doctrine, fame, X have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, X speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.
• G3568 — νῦν (nŷn, noon): now, already, at present — a primary particle of present time; "now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate:--henceforth, + hereafter, of late, soon, present, this (time). See also τανῦν, νυνί.
• G3772 — οὐρανός (ouranós, oo-ran-os'): the sky, the heaven — perhaps from the same as ὄρος (through the idea of elevation); the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity):--air, heaven(-ly), sky.
• G4442 — πῦρ (pŷr, poor): fire, trials — a primary word; "fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning):--fiery, fire.
• G5083 — τηρέω (tēréō, tay-reh'-o): I keep, guard, observe — from (a watch; perhaps akin to θεωρέω); to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from φυλάσσω, which is properly to prevent escaping; and from κουστωδία, which implies a fortress or full military lines of apparatus), i.e. to note (a prophecy; figuratively, to fulfil a command); by implication, to detain (in custody; figuratively, to maintain); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried):--hold fast, keep(- er), (pre-, re-)serve, watch.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• against — Matthew 10:15, Matthew 11:22, Matthew 11:24, Matthew 12:36, Mark 6:11, 2 Peter 2:9, 1 John 4:17
• and perdition — Romans 2:5, 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 1 Timothy 6:9, Revelation 17:8, Revelation 17:11
• the heavens — Psalms 50:3, Psalms 102:26, Isaiah 51:6, Zephaniah 3:8, Matthew 24:35, Matthew 25:41, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, 2 Peter 3:10, Revelation 20:11, Revelation 21:1

Reciprocal references (33): Genesis 6:13, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 9:11, Job 14:12, Job 21:30, Job 24:1, Psalms 114:4, Proverbs 21:12, Proverbs 27:12, Ecclesiastes 3:17, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Isaiah 1:28, Isaiah 28:17, Isaiah 34:4, Jeremiah 44:22, Ezekiel 24:9, Daniel 7:9, Joel 3:14, Nahum 1:5, Nahum 1:8, Zephaniah 1:15, Malachi 4:1, Luke 21:22, Luke 21:33, John 16:11, Acts 2:20, Acts 17:31, Romans 5:6, 2 Thessalonians 1:9, Hebrews 1:11, Hebrews 6:2, Hebrews 10:39, 1 Peter 4:18

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: FUTURE STATE OF THE WICKED, FUTURE, THE, RIGHTEOUS-WICKED
• Torrey’s: EARTH, THE, WATER
• Nave’s: GEOLOGY, JUDGMENT

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