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2 Peter

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For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to have turned from the holy commandment having been delivered to them.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
better Stronger, more excellent. Adj-NNS-C H2909 κρεῖττον kreitton
to have known To come to know by directing my attention to him or it, to perceive, discern, recognize; to find out. V-APA-DMP H1921 ἐπεγνωκέναι epegnōkenai
way A way, road, journey, path. N-AFS H3598 ὁδὸν odon
of righteousness, (usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness. N-GFS H1343 δικαιοσύνης dikaiosunēs
than Or, than. Conj H2228 ἢ ē
having known [it], To come to know by directing my attention to him or it, to perceive, discern, recognize; to find out. V-APA-DMP H1921 ἐπιγνοῦσιν epignousin
to have turned To turn back, return. V-ANA H5290 ὑποστρέψαι upostrepsai
holy Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. Adj-GFS H40 ἀγίας agias
commandment An ordinance, injunction, command, law. N-GFS H1785 ἐντολῆς entolēs
having been delivered To hand over, pledge, hand down, deliver, commit, commend, betray, abandon. V-APP-GFS H3860 παραδοθείσης paradotheisēs

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Berean Bible For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to have turned from the holy commandment having been delivered to them.
King James Bible For it would have had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having than, after they have known it, to have turned turn from the holy commandment having been delivered to unto them.
Hebrew Greek English For it would have been be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to have turned turn away from the holy commandment having been delivered handed on to them.
New American Standard Bible 1995 For it would have been be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to have turned turn away from the holy commandment having been delivered handed on to them.