Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Even as (wv). Just "as." The third instance (Jude passes by the deluge) in Jude, the cities of the plain.
The cities about them (ai peri autav poleiv). These were also included, Admah and Zeboiim (Deuteronomy 29:23; Hosea 11:8). Zoar, the other city, was spared.
In like manner (ton omoion tropon). Adverbial accusative (cf. wv). Like the fallen angels.
Having given themselves over to fornication (ekporneusasai). First aorist active participle feminine plural of ekporneuw, late and rare compound (perfective use of ek, outside the moral law), only here in N.T., but in LXX (Genesis 38:24; Exodus 34:15 f., etc.). Cf. aselgeian in verse Judges 1:4.
Strange flesh (sarkov eterav). Horrible licentiousness, not simply with women not their wives or in other nations, but even unnatural uses (Romans 1:27) for which the very word "sodomy" is used (Genesis 19:4-11). The pronoun eterav (other, strange) is not in II Peter 2:10.
Are set forth (prokeintai). Present middle indicative of prokeimai, old verb, to lie before, as in Hebrews 12:1 f.
As an example (deigma). Predicate nominative of deigma, old word (from deiknumi to show), here only in N.T., sample, specimen. II Peter 2:6 has upodeigma (pattern).
Suffering (upexousai). Present active participle of upexw, old compound, to hold under, often with dikhn (right, justice, sentence II Thessalonians 1:9) to suffer sentence (punishment), here only in N.T.
Of eternal fire (purov aiwniou). Like desmoiv aidioiv in verse Judges 1:7. Cf. the hell of fire (Matthew 5:22) and also Matthew 25:46. Jude has no mention of Lot.
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