Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
But he was rebuked (elegcin de esxen). "But he had rebuke." Second aorist active indicative of exw and accusative of elegciv (late word from elegxw, a periphrasis for elegxw, here only in N.T.
For his own transgression (idiav paranomiav). Objective genitive of paranomia, old word (from paranomov lawbreaker), here only in N.T.
A dumb ass (upozugion afwnon). Dumb is without voice, old word for idols and beasts. The adjective upozugiov (upo zugon on) "being under a yoke," is applied to the ass as the common beast of burden (papyri, Deissmann, Bible Studies, p. 160), in N.T. only here and Matthew 21:5.
Spake (fqegcamenon). First aorist middle participle of fqeggomai, old verb, to utter a sound, in N.T. only here, verse II Peter 2:18, Acts 4:18.
Stayed (ekwlusen). First aorist active indicative of kwluw, to hinder.
Madness (parafronian). Only known example of this word instead of the usual parafrosunh or parafronhsiv. It is being beside one's wits.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 2 Peter 2:16:
1 Corinthians 14:10
2 Peter 1:3
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