2 Peter 3:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λανθάνει γὰρ αὐτοὺς τοῦτο θέλοντας, ὅτι οὐρανοὶ ἦσαν ἔκπαλαι, καὶ γῆ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ διʼ ὕδατος, συνεστῶσα τῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ λόγῳ:

Transliteration

Lanthanei for them this thelontas, that ouranoi ēsan ekpalai, and gē from hydatos and through hydatos, synestōsa to-the of-the Theou logō:

Grammar Details

*lanthanei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - escapes notice/is hidden from
*thelontas*: present active participle, accusative, masculine, plural - willing/wanting/desiring
*ouranoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - heavens/skies
*ēsan*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were/existed
*ekpalai*: adverb - long ago/from of old
*gē*: nominative, feminine, singular - earth/land/ground
*hydatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - water
*synestōsa*: perfect active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - standing together/consisting/formed
*Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - God
*logō*: dative, masculine, singular - word/message/command

Word Meanings

*lanthanei*: escapes notice/is hidden from/they deliberately ignore
*thelontas*: willing/wanting/desiring/choosing
*ouranoi*: heavens/skies/celestial realm
*ēsan*: were/existed/came into being
*ekpalai*: long ago/from of old/from ancient times
*gē*: earth/land/ground/world
*hydatos*: water/fluid
*synestōsa*: standing together/consisting/formed/established
*Theou*: God/deity
*logō*: word/message/command/decree

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 24:2 : 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
Heb 11:3 : 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Gen 1:6 : 6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
Gen 1:9 : 9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Ps 136:6 : 6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
2 Thess 2:10-12 : 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
John 3:19-20 : 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
Rom 1:28 : 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Col 1:17 : 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Prov 17:16 : 16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

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