[But]
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

they
αὐτοὺς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 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.

deliberately
θέλοντας (thelontas)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design.

overlook
Λανθάνει (Lanthanei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2990: A prolonged form of a primary verb, which is used only as an alternate in certain tenses; to lie hid; often used adverbially, unwittingly.

the fact that
τοῦτο (touto)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

long ago
ἔκπαλαι (ekpalai)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 1597: From of old, long since. From ek and palai; long ago, for a long while.

by
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

God’s
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

word
λόγῳ (logō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.

[the] heavens
οὐρανοὶ (ouranoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.

existed
ἦσαν (ēsan)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[the] earth
γῆ (gē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.

was formed
συνεστῶσα (synestōsa)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4921: To place together, commend, prove, exhibit; instrans: I stand with; To be composed of, cohere.

out of
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

water
ὕδατος (hydatos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5204: Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

by
δι’ (di’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

water,
ὕδατος (hydatos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5204: Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively.


Additional Translations
But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,

For this is concealed from them willingly, that heavens existed long ago and the earth, having been composed out of water and through water, by the word of God,

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God;

For this is hidden from them through their own wilfulness, that heavens were of old, and an earth, having its subsistence out of water and in water, by the word of God,

For this they wilfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God;

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

For they are wilfully blind to the fact that there were heavens which existed of old, and an earth, the latter arising out of water and extending continuously through water, by the command of God;

For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water, by the word of God;

for this is unobserved by them willingly, that the heavens were of old, and the earth out of water and through water standing together by the word of God, Ago Amid Amidst Arising Blind Circled Command Compacted Continuously Deliberately Earth Escapes Existed Extending Fact Forget Formed God's Heaven Heavens Hidden Ignorant Ignore Latter Maintain Memory Minds Notice Standing View Water Wilfully Wilfulness Willfully Willingly Word Ago Amid Amidst Arising Blind Circled Command Compacted Continuously Deliberately Earth Escapes Existed Extending Fact Forget Formed God's Heaven Heavens Hidden Ignorant Ignore Latter Maintain Memory Minds Notice Standing View Water Wilfully Wilfulness Willfully Willingly Word 2 Peter 3:5 NIV
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