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But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
πονηροὶponēroiEvil
Lemma: πονηρός (ponēros) · Strong's: G4190
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)
Meaning: evil/bad — πονηρός, -ά, -όν; (πονέω, to toil), [in LXX chiefly for רַע ; ] ; 1. ; (a) of persons, oppressed by toils (Hes.); (b) of things, toilsome, painful (καιρός, Sir.51:12): Eph.5:16 6:13 Rev.16:2. ; 2. bad, worthless; (a) in…
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Used 79 times. Also: Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:37, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4190; TFLSJ G4190; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:13 word 1
δὲdehowever
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:13 word 2
ἄνθρωποιanthrōpoimen
Lemma: ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) · Strong's: G0444
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)
Meaning: a human — ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ ,אָדָם, also for אֱנוֹשׁ, etc. ; ] ; man: ; 1. generically, a human being, male or female (Lat. homo): Jhn.16:21; with art., Mat.4:4 12:35, Mrk.2:27, Jhn.2:25, Rom.7:1, al;…
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Used 558 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0444; TFLSJ G0444; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:13 word 3
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:13 word 4
γόητεςgoētesimposters
Lemma: γόης (goēs) · Strong's: G1114
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)
Meaning: imposter — γόης, -ητος, ὁ (γοάω, to wail), ; 1. a wailer. ; 2. a wizard. ; 3. an impostor (cf. γοητεία, trickery, 2Ma.12:24): 2Ti.3:13.; † (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1114; TFLSJ G1114; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:13 word 5
προκόψουσινprokopsousinwill advance
Lemma: προκόπτω (prokoptō) · Strong's: G4298
Parsing: Verb · Future · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-FAI-3P)
Meaning: to advance — προ-κόπτω ; [in Sm.: Psa.45:5 * ; ] ; to cut forward a way, forward, advance, in cl. trans. with neut. adj., as οὐδὲν π., τὰ πολλὰ π. In late writers (Polyb., al.), wholly intrans., to advance, progress: of time,…
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Used 6 times. Also: Luke 2:52, Romans 13:12, Galatians 1:14, 2 Timothy 2:16, 2 Timothy 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4298; TFLSJ G4298; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:13 word 6
ἐπὶepito
Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…
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Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:13 word 7
τὸto<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (T-ASN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:13 word 8
χεῖρονcheironworse
Lemma: χείρων (cheirōn) · Strong's: G5501
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter · Comparative (A-ASN-C)
Meaning: worse than — χείρων, -ον, compar. of κακός ; [in LXX: 1Ki.17:43 B, Wis.15:18 17:6, 3Ma.5:20 * ; ] ; worse: Mat.9:16 12:45 27:64, Mrk.2:21, Luk.11:26, Jhn.5:14, 1Ti.5:8, Heb.10:29, 2Pe.2:20; εἰς (ἐπὶ) τὸ χεῖρον, Mrk.5:26, 2Ti.3:13.†;…
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Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 9:16, Matthew 12:45, Matthew 27:64, Mark 2:21, Mark 5:26, Luke 11:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5501; TFLSJ G5501; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:13 word 9
πλανῶντεςplanōntesdeceiving
Lemma: πλανάω (planaō) · Strong's: G4105
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
Meaning: to lead astray — πλανάω, -ῶ; (πλάνη), [in LXX chiefly for תָּעָה ; ] ; to cause to wander, lead astray. Pass., to go astray, wander: Mat.18:12-13 Heb.11:38, 1Pe.2:25 (cf. Isa.53:6). Metaphorical, to lead astray, deceive: with accusative…
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Used 40 times. Also: Matthew 18:12, Matthew 18:13, Matthew 22:29, Matthew 24:4, Matthew 24:5, Matthew 24:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4105; TFLSJ G4105; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:13 word 10
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:13 word 11
πλανώμενοι.planōmenoibeing deceived.
Lemma: πλανάω (planaō) · Strong's: G4105
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PPP-NPM)
Meaning: to lead astray — πλανάω, -ῶ; (πλάνη), [in LXX chiefly for תָּעָה ; ] ; to cause to wander, lead astray. Pass., to go astray, wander: Mat.18:12-13 Heb.11:38, 1Pe.2:25 (cf. Isa.53:6). Metaphorical, to lead astray, deceive: with accusative…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 40 times. Also: Matthew 18:12, Matthew 18:13, Matthew 22:29, Matthew 24:4, Matthew 24:5, Matthew 24:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4105; TFLSJ G4105; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:13 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| while | → | δέ G1161 then |
| evil | → | πονηρός G4190 evil/bad |
| men | → | ἄνθρωπος G0444 a human |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| imposters | → | γόης G1114 imposter |
| go [from bad] | → | προκόπτω G4298 to advance |
| to | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| worse | → | χείρων G5501 worse than |
| deceiving | → | πλανάω G4105 to lead astray |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| being deceived | → | πλανάω G4105 to lead astray |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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