Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
And delivered (kai erusato). First aorist middle of ruomai as in Matthew 6:13, still part of the protasis with ei.
Righteous Lot (dikaion Lot). This adjective dikaiov occurs three times in verses 2 Peter 2:7-8. See Wisdom 10:6.
Sore distressed (kataponoumenon). Present passive participle of kataponew, late and common verb, to work down, to exhaust with labor, to distress, in N.T. only here and Acts 7:24.
By the lascivious life of the wicked (upo thv twn aqesmwn en aselgeiai anastrofhv). "By the life in lasciviousness of the lawless." Aqesmov (alpha privative and qesmov), late and common adjective (cf. aqemitov 1 Peter 4:3) for rebels against law (of nature and conscience here). Anastrofh is frequent in I Peter.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Acts 7:24
James 3:4
1 Peter 1:15
1 Peter 3:12
1 Peter 4:3
2 Peter 2:7
2 Peter 2:9
2 Peter 2:10
2 Peter 3:17
Jude 1:6
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