OET interlinear 2TH 2:3

uW Translation Notes:

μή τις ὑμᾶς ἐξαπατήσῃ κατὰ μηδένα τρόπον

not someone you_all /may/_deceive in not_one manner

Alternate translation: “Do not permit anyone to fool you” or “Do not believe at all the wrong words that people are telling you about this”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ ἔλθῃ ἡ ἀποστασία πρῶτον

because if not /may/_come the apostasy first

Here, Paul is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the previous verse. Alternate translation: “for the day of the Lord will not come unless the apostacy comes first”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἡ ἀποστασία

the apostasy

Here, the apostacy refers to a future time when many people will turn away from God. If your language does not use an abstract noun for this idea, you can express it in another way. Alternate translation: “the time when many people will rebel against God”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἀποκαλυφθῇ ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἀνομίας

/may_be/_revealed the man ¬the ˱of˲_lawlessness

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the man of lawlessness arrives” or “the man of lawlessness makes himself known”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἀνομίας

the man ¬the ˱of˲_lawlessness

Paul is using the possessive form to describe a man who is characterized by lawlessness. By this Paul means that this man will oppose all of God’s commandments and instructions. If this is not clear in your language, you could express this another way. Alternate translation: “the lawless man” or “the man who opposes God’s rule”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας

the the son ¬the ˱of˲_destruction

Here, son of destruction is an idiom meaning a person who is destined for destruction. Alternate translation: “the one who will be destroyed” or “the one whom God will destroy”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / events

ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας

the the son ¬the ˱of˲_destruction

God will destroy this person some time after the events of verse 4. If it would be helpful in your language, consider moving this phrase to the end of verse 4.