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2 Peter 2

2 Peter 2:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Which have forsaken
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kataleipo (Greek #2641)
to leave down, i.e. behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining
KJV usage: forsake, leave, reserve.
Pronounce: kat-al-i'-po
Origin: from 2596 and 3007
the right
euthus (Greek #2117)
straight, i.e. (literally) level, or (figuratively) true; adverbially (of time) at once
KJV usage: anon, by and by, forthwith, immediately, straightway.
Pronounce: yoo-thoos'
Origin: perhaps from 2095 and 5087
way
hodos (Greek #3598)
a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means
KJV usage: journey, (high-)way.
Pronounce: hod-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
, and are gone astray
planao (Greek #4105)
to (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue)
KJV usage: go astray, deceive, err, seduce, wander, be out of the way.
Pronounce: plan-ah'-o
Origin: from 4106
, following
exakoloutheo (Greek #1811)
to follow out, i.e. (figuratively) to imitate, obey, yield to
KJV usage: follow.
Pronounce: ex-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o
Origin: from 1537 and 190
the way
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
hodos (Greek #3598)
a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means
KJV usage: journey, (high-)way.
Pronounce: hod-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
of Balaam
Balaam (Greek #903)
Balaam, a Mesopotamian (symbolic of a false teacher)
KJV usage: Balaam.
Pronounce: bal-ah-am'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (01109)
f the son of Bosor
Bosor (Greek #1007)
Bosor (i.e. Beor), a Moabite
KJV usage: Bosor.
Pronounce: bos-or'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (01160)
, who
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
loved
agapao (Greek #25)
to love (in a social or moral sense)
KJV usage: (be-)love(-ed). Compare 5368.
Pronounce: ag-ap-ah'-o
Origin: perhaps from ἄγαν (much) (or compare 5689)
the wages
misthos (Greek #3408)
pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad
KJV usage: hire, reward, wages.
Pronounce: mis-thos'
Origin: apparently a primary word
of unrighteousness
adikia (Greek #93)
(legal) injustice (properly, the quality, by implication, the act); morally, wrongfulness (of character, life or act)
KJV usage: iniquity, unjust, unrighteousness, wrong.
Pronounce: ad-ee-kee'-ah
Origin: from 94
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Num. 22:5•  (Num. 22:5)
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Balaam,
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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forsaken.
1 Sam. 12:23•  (1 Sam. 12:23)
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1 Kings 18:18•  (1 Kings 18:18)
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1 Kings 19:10•  (1 Kings 19:10)
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Ezek. 9:10•  (Ezek. 9:10)
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Prov. 28:4•  (Prov. 28:4)
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Hos. 14:8•  (Hos. 14:8)
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Acts 13:10• 10said, O full of all guile and all trickery, devil's son, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease perverting the Lord's right ways? (Acts 13:10)
Balaam.
Num. 22:5‑7•  (Num. 22:5‑7)
son of Beor.
who.
Num. 22:18‑21,23,28•  (Num. 22:18‑21,23,28)
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Num. 31:16•  (Num. 31:16)
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Deut. 23:4‑5•  (Deut. 23:4‑5)
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Mic. 6:5•  (Mic. 6:5)
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Jude 11• 11Woe unto them! because they went in the way of Cain, and rushed greedily into the error of Balaam's hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah. (Jude 11)
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Rev. 2:14• 14But I have a few things against thee, [because] thou hast there {i}some{/i} {i}that{/i} hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit fornication. (Rev. 2:14)
wages.
Acts 1:18• 18(This man then obtained a field from wages of [his] iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. (Acts 1:18)
• none that so combined the most glowing and grand anticipations for Israel from Jehovah with the subtlest efforts to ensnare into evil which should compromise and endanger them. Yet had he crafty care for his own interest while pretending to be quite above it. Whatever his words, he loved wages of unrighteousness, but had reproof to his own iniquity, and in a form eminently adapted to appeal to his conscience and to be a continual warning in the east, less skeptical than the west. (“2 Peter 2:12-16” by W. Kelly)
• Balaam of infamous memory, who sold his prophetic gifts for money. He was not the first person to prophesy for hire, for this has always been a custom in idolatrous religions, but he appears to have been the first to offer to prophesy in the name of the Lord for hire. (“2 Peter 2” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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having left the straight way they have gone astray, having followed in the path of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the reward of unrighteousness;

W. Kelly Translation

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abandoning as they did a straight way, they went astray, following out in the way of Balaam [son] of Beor, who loved wages of unrighteousness,