Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #150980

SR GNT 2 Pet 2:3 ἀργεῖ (argei) ‘judgement anciently not is idling and the destruction’ Strongs=6910 Lemma=argeō^*
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=66 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἀργεῖ (V-IPA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀργεῖ’ (V-IPA3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘is idling’.

2 Pet 2:3 ‘judgement anciently not is idling and the destruction’ SR GNT 2 Pet 2:3 word 17

OET-LV: 3 And in greediness they _will _be _merchandising you _all with _fabricated messages, for _whom the judgement anciently is_ not _idling, and the destruction of _them is_ not _nodding _off. (PE2_2:3)

OET-RV: 3 They will exploit you with greed and made-up words but the judgement of old won’t be idle and their destroyer won’t be sleeping. (PE2 2:3)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘argeō’ in the Greek originals.

Key: V=verb