2 Timothy 2:26

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἀνανήψωσιν ἐκ τῆς τοῦ διαβόλου παγίδος, ἐζωγρημένοι ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ ἐκείνου θέλημα.

Transliteration

And ananēpsōsin ek tēs tou diabolou pagidos, ezōgrēmenoi hyp autou eis to ekeinou thelēma.

Grammar Details

• *Kai*: conjunction - and
• *ananēpsōsin*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd plural - they may come to their senses
• *ek*: preposition + genitive - from/out of
• *tēs*: definite article, genitive, feminine, singular - the
• *tou*: definite article, genitive, masculine, singular - of the
• *diabolou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of devil
• *pagidos*: genitive, feminine, singular - of snare
• *ezōgrēmenoi*: perfect, participle, passive, nominative, masculine, plural - having been caught
• *hyp*: preposition + genitive - by
• *autou*: personal pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - him
• *eis*: preposition + accusative - for
• *to*: definite article, accusative, neuter, singular - the
• *ekeinou*: demonstrative pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - of that one
• *thelēma*: accusative, neuter, singular - will

Word Meanings

• *ananēpsōsin*: they may come to their senses/recover/become sober
• *diabolou*: devil/slanderer/accuser
• *pagidos*: snare/trap
• *ezōgrēmenoi*: having been caught/captured alive/taken captive
• *ekeinou*: of that one/his
• *thelēma*: will/desire/purpose

Referenced Verses

• Isa 49:25-26 : 25 But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. 26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
• 1 Tim 3:7 : 7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
• Ps 124:7 : 7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
• Isa 8:15 : 15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
• Isa 28:13 : 13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
• Isa 42:6-7 : 6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; 7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
• Matt 12:28-29 : 28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. 29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
• Luke 11:21 : 21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
• John 13:27 : 27 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
• Rev 20:2-3 : 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
• 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
• 2 Pet 2:18-20 : 18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. 19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. 20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
• Rev 12:9 : 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
• Eph 5:14 : 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
• Col 1:13 : 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
• 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 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.
• 1 Tim 1:20 : 20 Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
• Acts 5:3 : 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
• Acts 26:18 : 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
• 1 Cor 15:34 : 34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
• Luke 15:17 : 17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
• Luke 22:31-32 : 31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
• John 13:2 : 2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
• Isa 53:12 : 12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
• Job 1:12 : 12 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.
• Job 2:6 : 6 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
• 2 Cor 2:11 : 11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.