Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Turning into ashes (tefrwsav). First aorist participle of tefrow, late word from tefra, ashes (in Dio Cassius of an eruption of Vesuvius, Philo), here alone in N.T.
The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah (poleiv Sodomwn kai Gomorrav). Genitive of apposition after poleiv (cities), though it makes sense as possessive genitive, for Judges 1:7 speaks of the cities around these two. The third example, the cities of the plain. See Genesis 19:24 f.
Condemned them (katekrinen). First aorist active indicative of katakrinw, still part of the protasis with ei.
With an overthrow (katastrofh). Instrumental case or even dative like qanatw with katakrinw in Matthew 20:18. But Westcott and Hort reject the word here because not in B C Coptic.
Having made them (teqeikwv). Perfect active participle of tiqhmi.
An example (upodeigma). For which see James 5:10; John 13:15. Cf. I Peter 2:21.
Unto those that should live ungodly (mellontwn asebesin). Rather, "unto ungodly men of things about to be" (see Hebrews 11:20 for this use of mellontwn). But Aleph A C K L read asebein (present active infinitive) with mellontwn=asebhsontwn (future active participle of asebew), from which we have our translation.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 2 Peter 2:6:
John 13:15
1 Timothy 1:16
2 Timothy 2:14
2 Peter 1:1
Jude 1:7
Jude 1:15
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