2 Peter 2:5
if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
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ASV
and spared not the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;
KJV
And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἀρχαίου | archaiou | [the] ancient | G744 → |
| κόσμου | kosmou | world | G2889 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| ἐφείσατο, | epheisato | He spared, | G5339 → |
| ἀλλ᾽ | all᾽ | but | G235 → |
| ὄγδοον | ogdoon | one of eight | G3590 → |
| Νῶε | Nōe | Noah | G3575 → |
| δικαιοσύνης | dikaiosunēs | of righteousness | G1343 → |
| κήρυκα | kēruka | a herald | G2783 → |
| ἐφύλαξεν | ephulaxen | preserved | G5442 → |
| κατακλυσμὸν | kataklusmon | [the] flood upon | G2627 → |
| κόσμῳ | kosmō | [the] world | G2889 → |
| ἀσεβῶν | asebōn | of [the] ungodly | G765 → |
| ἐπάξας, | epaxas | having brought in, | G1863 → |
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