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OET interlinear 2 TH 2:8

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SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. Καί
    2. kai
    3. And
    4. then
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y54
    11. 136335
    1. τότε
    2. tote
    3. then
    4. -
    5. 51190
    6. D·······
    7. then
    8. then
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136336
    1. ἀποκαλυφθήσεται
    2. apokaluptō
    3. will be being revealed
    4. revealed
    5. 6010
    6. VIFP3··S
    7. ˓will_be_being˒ revealed
    8. ˓will_be_being˒ revealed
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136337
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136338
    1. ἄνομος
    2. anomos
    3. lawless one
    4. lawless
    5. 4590
    6. S····NMS
    7. lawless ‹one›
    8. lawless ‹one›
    9. -
    10. Y54; F136359; F136391; F136395; F136401
    11. 136339
    1. ὅν
    2. hos
    3. whom
    4. -
    5. 37390
    6. R····AMS
    7. whom
    8. whom
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136340
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136341
    1. Κύριος
    2. kurios
    3. master
    4. master
    5. 29620
    6. N····NMS
    7. master
    8. Lord
    9. GN
    10. Y54
    11. 136342
    1. Ἰησοῦς
    2. iēsous
    3. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    4. -
    5. 24240
    6. N····NMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y54
    11. 136343
    1. ἀνελεῖ
    2. anaireō
    3. will be killing
    4. -
    5. 3370
    6. VIFA3··S
    7. ˓will_be˒ killing
    8. ˓will_be˒ killing
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136344
    1. ἀναλώσει
    2. analoō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 3550
    6. VIFA3··S
    7. ˓will_be˒ consuming_up
    8. ˓will_be˒ consuming_up
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 136345
    1. ἀναλοῖ
    2. analoō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 3550
    6. VSPA3··S
    7. ˓may_be˒ consuming_up
    8. ˓may_be˒ consuming_up
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 136346
    1. τῷ
    2. ho
    3. with the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DNS
    7. ˱with˲ the
    8. ˱with˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136347
    1. πνεύματι
    2. pneuma
    3. breath/spirit
    4. breath
    5. 41510
    6. N····DNS
    7. breath/spirit
    8. spirit
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136348
    1. τοῦ
    2. ho
    3. of the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GNS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136349
    1. στόματος
    2. stoma
    3. mouth
    4. -
    5. 47500
    6. N····GNS
    7. mouth
    8. mouth
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136350
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. of him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136351
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136352
    1. καταργήσει
    2. katargeō
    3. will be nullifying
    4. -
    5. 26730
    6. VIFA3··S
    7. ˓will_be˒ nullifying
    8. ˓will_be˒ nullifying
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136353
    1. τῇ
    2. ho
    3. by the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DFS
    7. ˱by˲ the
    8. ˱by˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136354
    1. ἐπιφανείᾳ
    2. epifaneia
    3. appearing
    4. appearance
    5. 20150
    6. N····DFS
    7. appearing
    8. appearing
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136355
    1. τῆς
    2. ho
    3. of the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136356
    1. παρουσίας
    2. parousia
    3. coming
    4. coming
    5. 39520
    6. N····GFS
    7. coming
    8. coming
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136357
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. of him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136358

OET (OET-LV) And then will_be_being_revealed the lawless one, whom the master Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) will_be_killing with_the breath/spirit of_the mouth of_him, and will_be_nullifying by_the appearing of_the coming of_him,

OET (OET-RV) and then the lawless man will be revealed. The master Yeshua will kill him with his breath and neutralise him with the appearance of his coming.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–12: The Wicked Person will come before the Lord Jesus returns

Some Christians in Thessalonica thought that Paul had said that the Lord Jesus Christ had already returned. But he had not said this. So, in this section, Paul reminded them about what he had taught them when he was with them: that before the Lord Jesus returned, a leader whom Paul called “the man of lawlessness” would appear. This person would be against every religion and would oppose God’s laws. But he would deceive only those who had rejected God’s message about Christ. On the day when Christ returns, he will destroy that person and his power.

Paul did not list everything in this section (2:1–12) in the order in which the events will happen. Rather, in 2:1–4 he wrote a general sequence of events. Then in 2:5 he introduced what he had previously taught about these events. Then in 2:6–12 he taught specifically about the rebellion, about the wicked person (“man of lawlessness”) who would oppose God’s laws, and about how Jesus Christ would return to destroy him.

Paragraph 2:5–12

In this paragraph Paul wrote that, at exactly the right time, the man of lawlessness will appear. He will have power to perform miracles that will deceive those who themselves oppose the truth and love evil.

2:8a

And then the lawless one will be revealed,

And then: Paul used the Greek word tote (then) to emphasize that the Wicked Person (“man of lawlessness”) cannot be revealed until after the events of 2:7.

the lawless one will be revealed: As in 2:3d and 2:6b, do not try to show who will cause the Wicked Person (“man of lawlessness”) to be revealed. See the notes on those verses.

2:8b

whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth

whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth: A literal translation of 2:8b–c could give the impression that Paul was saying that the Lord Jesus would destroy the Wicked Person (“man of lawlessness”) as soon as he appeared. You need to make it clear in your translation that Jesus will not destroy him until after all the events of 2:9–12 have occurred. It is then that Jesus will return and destroy the Wicked Person (“man of lawlessness”).

the Lord Jesus: There is a textual problem with this part of the verse:

  1. Some Greek manuscripts say the Lord Jesus. (BSB, NIV, GNT, RSV, GW, REB, CEV, NCV, NLT, SSA)

  2. Other Greek manuscripts simply say “the Lord” (KJV, NASB, NJB, NET)

Obviously there is no difference in meaning between these two. It is recommended that you follow the first option (1), as it has the support of most English versions as well as making clear that Paul was referring to the Lord Jesus here rather than the Lord God.

slay: The Greek anaireō here means “take away, destroy, kill.” In this context it does not mean total destruction but being condemned to everlasting punishment.

with the breath of His mouth: Paul may have been thinking of Isaiah 11:4 here, as the language is very similar. There are three ways to understand this expression:

  1. It is a metaphor that means that Jesus will simply speak a command and the man of lawlessness will be destroyed. For example:

    the Lord Jesus will destroy him by what he says (GW) (GW, SSA)

  2. It is a metaphor that emphasizes how easily Jesus will destroy the man of lawlessness, that is, he will destroy him as easily as simply blowing on him.

  3. It is not a metaphor but is meant literally: Jesus will destroy the man of lawlessness by simply blowing on him. For example:

    the Lord Jesus will kill him simply by breathing on him (CEV) (CEV)

The majority of commentators agree that this is a metaphor. Most English versions translate it literally. If you decide to explain the meaning, the first option (1) is recommended because it fits well with many other scriptures that speak of things happening because God or Jesus spoke (for example, creation).

2:8c

and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.

The two clauses 2:8b and 2:8c show parallel ideas.

and annihilate: In this context the Greek verb katagreō , which the BSB translates as annihilate, means “to abolish, render powerless.”

by the majesty of His arrival: That is, “by the manifestation of his coming.”

majesty: This Greek word, epiphaneia, can mean one of two things in this context:

  1. It means “the outward show that accompanies the appearance.” Versions that follow this meaning use an English word such as majesty. (BSB, NIV, GNT, KJV, REB, NLT, CEV, NCV)

  2. It simply means “appearing” and therefore means more or less the same thing as the next noun in the verse, parousia, which the BSB has translated as “arrival.” (NET, GW, NRSV, NASB, SSA)

It is recommended that you follow the first option (1).

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

καὶ τότε ἀποκαλυφθήσεται ὁ ἄνομος

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τότε ἀποκαλυφθήσεται ὁ ἄνομος ὅν ὁ Κύριος Ἰησοῦς ἀνελεῖ τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ καί καταργήσει τῇ ἐπιφανείᾳ τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦ)

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and then God will allow the lawless one to show himself]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ

˱with˲_the spirit ˱of˲_the mouth ˱of˲_him

In this figure of speech, breath represents the power of God and mouth represents the spoken word of Jesus. If your readers would not understand this, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [by the power of his spoken word]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

ἀνελεῖ τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ, καὶ καταργήσει τῇ ἐπιφανείᾳ τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦ

˓will_be˒_killing ˱with˲_the spirit ˱of˲_the mouth ˱of˲_him (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τότε ἀποκαλυφθήσεται ὁ ἄνομος ὅν ὁ Κύριος Ἰησοῦς ἀνελεῖ τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ καί καταργήσει τῇ ἐπιφανείᾳ τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦ)

These two phrases describe the same event. Paul says the same thing twice, in slightly different ways, to emphasize how much more powerful Jesus is than the man of lawlessness. If it is confusing for your readers to talk about killing someone and then bringing him to nothing, you could reverse the order of the phrases, as in the UST, or you can combine the phrases into one. Alternate translation: [will destroy by his glorious appearance and with the breath of his mouth]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

2:8 Paul announces the doom of the man of lawlessness (cp. 2:3). Although this figure claims to be divine, places his cult above all other worship (2:4), and receives power from Satan (2:9), the Lord Jesus will violently and utterly destroy him (Isa 11:4).
• splendor: A reference to Christ’s epiphany (1 Tim 6:14; 2 Tim 1:10; 4:1, 8; Titus 2:13), an alternative description of Christ’s coming (2 Thes 2:1; 1 Thes 2:19; 3:13; 4:15; 5:23) or unveiling (2 Thes 1:7). In ancient literature, an epiphany was the appearance of a deity or a demonstration of divine power that evoked worship.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. And
    2. then
    3. 25320
    4. S
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y54
    11. 136335
    1. then
    2. -
    3. 51190
    5. tote
    6. D-·······
    7. then
    8. then
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136336
    1. will be being revealed
    2. revealed
    3. 6010
    5. apokaluptō
    6. V-IFP3··S
    7. ˓will_be_being˒ revealed
    8. ˓will_be_being˒ revealed
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136337
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136338
    1. lawless one
    2. lawless
    3. 4590
    5. anomos
    6. S-····NMS
    7. lawless ‹one›
    8. lawless ‹one›
    9. -
    10. Y54; F136359; F136391; F136395; F136401
    11. 136339
    1. whom
    2. -
    3. 37390
    5. hos
    6. R-····AMS
    7. whom
    8. whom
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136340
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136341
    1. master
    2. master
    3. 29620
    4. GN
    5. kurios
    6. N-····NMS
    7. master
    8. Lord
    9. GN
    10. Y54
    11. 136342
    1. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    2. -
    3. 24240
    4. UN
    5. iēsous
    6. N-····NMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y54
    11. 136343
    1. will be killing
    2. -
    3. 3370
    5. anaireō
    6. V-IFA3··S
    7. ˓will_be˒ killing
    8. ˓will_be˒ killing
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136344
    1. with the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DNS
    7. ˱with˲ the
    8. ˱with˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136347
    1. breath/spirit
    2. breath
    3. 41510
    5. pneuma
    6. N-····DNS
    7. breath/spirit
    8. spirit
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136348
    1. of the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GNS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136349
    1. mouth
    2. -
    3. 47500
    5. stoma
    6. N-····GNS
    7. mouth
    8. mouth
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136350
    1. of him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136351
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136352
    1. will be nullifying
    2. -
    3. 26730
    5. katargeō
    6. V-IFA3··S
    7. ˓will_be˒ nullifying
    8. ˓will_be˒ nullifying
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136353
    1. by the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DFS
    7. ˱by˲ the
    8. ˱by˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136354
    1. appearing
    2. appearance
    3. 20150
    5. epifaneia
    6. N-····DFS
    7. appearing
    8. appearing
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136355
    1. of the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136356
    1. coming
    2. coming
    3. 39520
    5. parousia
    6. N-····GFS
    7. coming
    8. coming
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136357
    1. of him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y54
    11. 136358

OET (OET-LV) And then will_be_being_revealed the lawless one, whom the master Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) will_be_killing with_the breath/spirit of_the mouth of_him, and will_be_nullifying by_the appearing of_the coming of_him,

OET (OET-RV) and then the lawless man will be revealed. The master Yeshua will kill him with his breath and neutralise him with the appearance of his coming.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

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