ταρταρόω
tartaroō
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hell: Tartarus
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tartaroo describes God’s act of consigning sinning angels to Tartarus for judgment.
The attested use describes God’s action toward angels who sinned: they are cast into Tartarus and kept for judgment in 2 Peter 2:4.
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Consigning sinning angels to Tartarus · dominant
In 2 Peter 2:4, ταρταρώσας is an aorist active participle in the clause about God not sparing angels who sinned. The APB renders the clause “but cast them into Tartarus with chains of darkness and committed them to judgment, keeping them there,” presenting this action in connection with their confinement for judgment.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Peter 2:4, the APB presents the action as God having “cast them into Tartarus” and keeping them for judgment.