These [men]
Οὗτοι (Houtoi)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

[are] like
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

irrational
ἄλογα (aloga)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 249: Without reason, irrational; contrary to reason, absurd. Irrational.

animals,
ζῷα (zōa)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2226: An animal, living creature. Neuter of a derivative of zao; a live thing, i.e. An animal.

creatures of instinct,
φυσικὰ (physika)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 5446: Natural, (a) according to nature, (b) merely animal. From phusis; 'physical', i.e. instinctive.

born
γεγεννημένα (gegennēmena)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 1080: From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.

to be captured
ἅλωσιν (halōsin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 259: Capture, capturing. From a collateral form of haireomai; capture, be taken.

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

destroyed.
φθοράν (phthoran)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5356: Corruption, destruction, decay, rottenness, decomposition. From phtheiro; decay, i.e. Ruin.

They blaspheme
βλασφημοῦντες (blasphēmountes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 987: From blasphemos; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[matters]
οἷς (hois)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

they do not understand,
ἀγνοοῦσιν (agnoousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 50: To do not know, be ignorant of, sometimes with the idea of willful ignorance.

[and like]
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[such creatures],
φθορᾷ (phthora)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5356: Corruption, destruction, decay, rottenness, decomposition. From phtheiro; decay, i.e. Ruin.

they too will be destroyed.
φθαρήσονται (phtharēsontai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5351: To corrupt, spoil, destroy, ruin. Probably strengthened from phthio; properly, to shrivel or wither, i.e. To spoil or to ruin.


Additional Translations
These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

But these, like irrational animals, having been born as creatures of instinct for capture and destruction, blaspheming in what they are ignorant of, in their destruction also will be destroyed,

But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

But these, as creatures without reason, born mere animals to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their destroying surely be destroyed,

But these, as natural animals without reason, made to be caught and destroyed, speaking injuriously in things they are ignorant of, shall also perish in their own corruption,

But these, as creatures without reason, born mere animals to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their destroying surely be destroyed,

But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption:

But these men, like brute beasts, created (with their natural instincts)

But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,

and these, as irrational natural beasts, made to be caught and destroyed -- in what things they are ignorant of, speaking evil -- in their destruction shall be destroyed, Animals Beasts Born Brute Captured Corruption Created Creatures Crying Death Designing Destroyed Destroying Evil Ignorant Instinct Killed Matters Mere Natural Others Perish Railing Reason Reviling Speak Speaking Surely Understand Use Utterly Whereof Animals Beasts Born Brute Captured Corruption Created Creatures Crying Death Designing Destroyed Destroying Evil Ignorant Instinct Killed Matters Mere Natural Others Perish Railing Reason Reviling Speak Speaking Surely Understand Use Utterly Whereof 2 Peter 2:12 NIV
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