2 Peter 2:21
2:21 better for it had been for them not to have known the way of righteousness than having known to turn back from the handed on to them holy commandment
Interlinear Text
κρεῖττον
kreitton
better
ADJ.P NOM N SG
γὰρ
gar
for
CONJ
ἦν
en
it had been
V IMPF ACT IND 3P SG
αὐτοῖς
autois
for them
PRO.P 3P DAT M PL
μὴ
me
not
ADV
ἐπεγνωκέναι
epegnokenai
to have known
V PRF ACT INF
τὴν
ten
the
ART ACC F SG
ὁδὸν
odon
way
N ACC F SG
τῆς
tes
of
ART GEN F SG
δικαιοσύνης
dikaiosunes
righteousness
N GEN F SG
ἢ
e
than
CONJ
ἐπιγνοῦσιν
epignousin
having known
V AOR ACT PTCP DAT M PL
ὑποστρέψαι
upostrepsai
to turn back
V AOR ACT INF
ἐκ
ek
from
PREP GEN
τῆς
tes-2
the
ART GEN F SG
παραδοθείσης
paradotheises
handed on
V AOR PASS PTCP GEN F SG
αὐτοῖς
autois-2
to them
PRO.P 3P DAT M PL
ἁγίας
agias
holy
ADJ.A GEN F SG
ἐντολῆς
entoles
commandment
N GEN F SG
Grammar & Analysis
| # | Greek | Translation | Morphology | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | κρεῖττον kreitton | better | ADJ.P NOM N SG | G2909 |
| 2 | γὰρ gar | for | CONJ | G1063 |
| 3 | ἦν en | it had been | V IMPF ACT IND 3P SG | G1510 |
| 4 | αὐτοῖς autois | for them | PRO.P 3P DAT M PL | G846 |
| 5 | μὴ me | not | ADV | G3361 |
| 6 | ἐπεγνωκέναι epegnokenai | to have known | V PRF ACT INF | G1921 |
| 7 | τὴν ten | the | ART ACC F SG | G3588 |
| 8 | ὁδὸν odon | way | N ACC F SG | G3598 |
| 9 | τῆς tes | of | ART GEN F SG | G3588 |
| 10 | δικαιοσύνης dikaiosunes | righteousness | N GEN F SG | G1343 |
| 11 | ἢ e | than | CONJ | G2228 |
| 12 | ἐπιγνοῦσιν epignousin | having known | V AOR ACT PTCP DAT M PL | G1921 |
| 13 | ὑποστρέψαι upostrepsai | to turn back | V AOR ACT INF | G5290 |
| 14 | ἐκ ek | from | PREP GEN | G1537 |
| 15 | τῆς tes-2 | the | ART GEN F SG | G3588 |
| 16 | παραδοθείσης paradotheises | handed on | V AOR PASS PTCP GEN F SG | G3860 |
| 17 | αὐτοῖς autois-2 | to them | PRO.P 3P DAT M PL | G846 |
| 18 | ἁγίας agias | holy | ADJ.A GEN F SG | G40 |
| 19 | ἐντολῆς entoles | commandment | N GEN F SG | G1785 |