2Pe 2:3 | RWP | e4.org | In covetousness ( εν πλεονεξια ). As did Balaam (verse ). These licentious Gnostics made money out of their dupes. A merely intellectual Gnosticism had its fruit in immorality and fraud. With feigned words ( πλαστοις λογοις ). Instrumental case. Πλαστος is verbal adjective (from πλασσω , to mould as from clay, for which see ), here only in N.T. "With forged words." See sample in . Shall make merchandise of you ( υμας εμπορευσοντα ). Future middle of εμπορευομα (from εμπορος , a travelling merchant), old word, to go in for trade, in N.T. only here and , which see. Cf. our emporium ( , market house). Whose sentence ( οις το κριμα ). "For whom (dative case) the sentence" (verdict, not process κρισις ). Now from of old ( εκπαλα ). Late and common compound adverb, in N.T. only here and . Lingereth not ( ουκ αργε ). "Is not idle," old verb, αργεω (from αργος not working, alpha privative and εργον ), here only in N.T. Slumbereth not ( ου νυσταζε ). Old and common verb (from νυω to nod), in N.T. only here and . Note απωλεια (destruction) three times in verses .

‏ 2 Peter 2:3

In covetousness ( εν πλεονεξια ). As did Balaam (verse 15). These licentious Gnostics made money out of their dupes. A merely intellectual Gnosticism had its fruit in immorality and fraud.

With feigned words ( πλαστοις λογοις ). Instrumental case. Πλαστος is verbal adjective (from πλασσω, to mould as from clay, for which see Ro 9:20), here only in N.T. "With forged words." See sample in 3:4.

Shall make merchandise of you ( υμας εμπορευσοντα ). Future middle of εμπορευομα (from εμπορος, a travelling merchant), old word, to go in for trade, in N.T. only here and Jas 4:13, which see. Cf. our emporium (Joh 2:16, market house).

Whose sentence ( οις το κριμα ). "For whom (dative case) the sentence" (verdict, not process κρισις ).

Now from of old ( εκπαλα ). Late and common compound adverb, in N.T. only here and 3:5.

Lingereth not ( ουκ αργε ). "Is not idle," old verb, αργεω (from αργος not working, alpha privative and εργον ), here only in N.T.

Slumbereth not ( ου νυσταζε ). Old and common verb (from νυω to nod), in N.T. only here and Mt 25:5. Note απωλεια (destruction) three times in verses 1-3.