a look
blemma denotes a look or observation in the setting of a righteous man living among lawless works.
The lone attestation places the term in the account of a righteous man living amid lawless works; its specific contribution is not isolated by the translation.
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A look in the setting of observed wrongdoing · dominant
In 2 Peter 2:8, the dative singular neuter form occurs in the description of a righteous man living among others day after day. The APB renders the surrounding clause as "he was tormenting his righteous soul by their lawless works," but does not identify a separate English equivalent for the term.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Peter 2:8, the APB presents the surrounding situation through "their lawless works" and the righteous man's distress, without a one-to-one English rendering for the term.