2 Peter 2:7:102 Pet.2.7.W10TAB
ἀσελγείᾳ
aselgeiai
“sensuality”
- Transliteration
- a-sel-GEI-ai
- Extended
- ah-sehl-GEH-ai
- IPA
- /a.selˈgei.ai/
Meaning by language
- English
- sensuality
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
a-sel-GEI-ai
- sentence
KAI DI-kai-on LOT ka-ta-po-NUU-me-non hy-PO TÊS TÔN a-THEZ-mōn en a-sel-GEI-ai a-na-stro-PHÊS e-RRY-sa-to
Exegesis
The genitive agent phrase hypo tēs tōn athesmōn {ὑπὸ τῆς τῶν ἀθέσμων | hy-pó tês tôn a-thés-mōn} identifies the oppressors as “the lawless,” further specified by the genitive anastrophēs {ἀναστροφῆς | a-na-stro-phês} to indicate their mode of life, while en aselgeia {ἐν ἀσελγείᾳ | en a-sel-geí-a} situates that conduct “in sensuality.” This structure contrasts God’s decisive past action (aorist) with Lot’s enduring distress (present participle), underscoring divine sovereignty over ongoing human suffering.
Root and etymology
aselgēsalpha–sigma–epsilon–lambda–gamma–eta–sigma
“wanton, licentious”
In context — 2 Peter 2:7
And He rescued righteous Lot , being oppressed by the sensual conduct of the lawless.
About this coordinate
2 Peter 2:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Peter 2:7, so the Greek word ἀσελγείᾳ (aselgeiai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Pet.2.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.2.7.W10.S1) and character.