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ψευδοδιδάσκαλος
pseudodidaskalos
G5572
G:N-M Greek

false teacher

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Pseudodidaskalos denotes those expected to arise among believers and introduce destructive sects while denying the Master.

The term denotes a group anticipated to arise among the audience, characterized in the verse by introducing destructive sects and denying the Master who bought them.

Senses in use

  1. Teachers introducing destructive sects · dominant

    In 2 Peter 2:1, the nominative plural form identifies the group said to arise among the audience; the clause associates them with introducing destructive sects and denying the Master who bought them. The APB renders the clause “false teachers will also arise among you.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Peter 2:1, the APB presents the group as “false teachers” who arise among the audience. The verse is read as a whole, but its surrounding clause supplies the stated actions.

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