Asteriktos describes people or souls portrayed as susceptible to enticement or as distorting difficult writings.

The term describes persons or souls portrayed as susceptible: in one context they are enticed, and in another they join the ignorant in distorting difficult writings.

1. Susceptible persons or souls · dominant

   In 2 Peter 2:14, the accusative plural feminine form occurs in the clause that the APB renders, “They entice unstable souls,” portraying those targeted by enticement. In 2 Peter 3:16, the nominative plural masculine form occurs where the APB renders that “the ignorant and unstable distort” difficult matters in the writings.

   2 Peter 2:142 Peter 3:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “unstable” in both cited clauses: for souls being enticed in 2 Peter 2:14 and for people who distort writings in 2 Peter 3:16. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than isolate every contribution of the term.