2 Timothy 2:9
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
μέχρι
even to
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μέχρι
as far as, i.e. up to a certain point (as a preposition, of extent (denoting the terminus, whereas G891 (ἄχρι) refers especially to the space of time or place intervening) or conjunction)
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θεός
of God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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δεσμόν
chains
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δεσμόν
a band, i.e. ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner); figuratively, an impediment or disability
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δέω
has been bound!
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δέω
to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
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κακοῦργος
an evildoer,
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κακοῦργος
a wrong-doer, i.e. criminal
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κακοπαθέω
I suffer hardship
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κακοπαθέω
to undergo hardship
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