2 Peter 3:13

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καινοὺς δὲ οὐρανοὺς καὶ γῆν καινὴν, κατὰ τὸ ἐπάγγελμα αὐτοῦ, προσδοκῶμεν ἐν οἷς δικαιοσύνη κατοικεῖ.

Transliteration

Kainous but ouranous and gēn kainēn, according-to the epangelma of-him, prosdokōmen in which dikaiosynē katoikei.

Grammar Details

*kainous*: accusative, masculine, plural - new/fresh/unused
*ouranous*: accusative, masculine, plural - heavens/skies
*gēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - earth/land
*kainēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - new/fresh/unused
*epangelma*: accusative, neuter, singular - promise/pledge
*prosdokōmen*: present active indicative, 1st person plural - we expect/wait for/look for
*dikaiosynē*: nominative, feminine, singular - righteousness/justice
*katoikei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - dwells/inhabits/resides

Word Meanings

*kainous*: new/fresh/unused/of a new kind
*ouranous*: heavens/skies/celestial regions
*gēn*: earth/land/ground/world
*kainēn*: new/fresh/unused/of a new kind
*epangelma*: promise/pledge/announcement
*prosdokōmen*: we expect/wait for/look for/anticipate
*dikaiosynē*: righteousness/justice/rightness
*katoikei*: dwells/inhabits/resides/makes home

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 65:17 : 17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Rev 21:1 : 1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Isa 66:22 : 22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.
Rev 21:27 : 27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Isa 60:21 : 21 Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

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