2 Peter 2:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible

Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.

Young's Literal Translation

and many shall follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of,

King James Bible

And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

Greek
Many
πολλοὶ (polloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.

will follow in
ἐξακολουθήσουσιν (exakolouthēsousin)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1811: To follow after, imitate. From ek and akoloutheo; to follow out, i.e. to imitate, obey, yield to.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

depravity,
ἀσελγείαις (aselgeiais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 766: From a compound of a and a presumed selges; licentiousness.

[and] because of
δι’ (di’)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

[them]
οὓς (hous)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

the
(hē)
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

way
ὁδὸς (hodos)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3598: A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means.

of
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

truth
ἀληθείας (alētheias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 225: From alethes; truth.

will be defamed.
βλασφημηθήσεται (blasphēmēthēsetai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 987: From blasphemos; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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