2 Peter 2:9:72 Pet.2.9.W7TAB
ἀδίκους
adikous
“unrighteous”
- Transliteration
- a-DI-kous
- Extended
- ah-DIH-kooss
- IPA
- /aˈdi.kus/
Meaning by language
- English
- unrighteous
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-DI-kous
- sentence
OI-den KY-ri-os eu-se-beis ek pei-ras-MOU HRY-es-thai a-DI-kous de eis hê-ME-ran KRI-se-ōs ko-la-dzo-ME-nous tê-REIN
Exegesis
The conjunction de {δὲ | de} introduces the contrastive second clause, where adikous {ἀδίκους | a-dí-kous} ‘unjust ones’ pairs with the participle kolazomenous {κολαζομένους | ko-la-zo-mé-nous} ‘being punished’ and the infinitive terein {τηρεῖν | tē-reîn} ‘to keep’, expressing the ongoing reservation of the wicked under punishment eis hemeran kriseos {εἰς ἡμέραν κρίσεως | eis hē-mé-ran krí-se-ōs} ‘for the day of judgment’. The Greek structure balances divine deliverance with divine judgment, rendered in English with parallel finite clauses for clarity and emphasis.
In context — 2 Peter 2:9
The Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and how to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment.
About this coordinate
2 Peter 2:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Peter 2:9, so the Greek word ἀδίκους (adikous) 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.2.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.2.9.W7.S1) and character.