2 Peter 2:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
and [if] He condemnedκατέκρινεν
(katekrinen)
2632: to give judgment againstfrom kata and krinó
the citiesπόλεις
(poleis)
4172: a citya prim. word
of SodomΣοδόμων
(sodomōn)
4670: Sodom, an unidentified city in the Jordan Valleyof Hebrew origin Sedom
and GomorrahΓομόρρας
(gomorras)
1116: Gomorrah, one of the cities near the Dead Seaof Hebrew origin Amorah
to destruction 
 
2692: an overthrowingfrom katastrephó
by reducing [them] to ashes,τεφρώσας
(tephrōsas)
5077: to burn to ashesfrom a prim. word tephra (ashes)
having madeτεθεικώς
(tetheikōs)
5087: to place, lay, setfrom a prim. root the-
them an exampleὑπόδειγμα
(upodeigma)
5262: a figure, copy, examplefrom hupodeiknumi
to those who wouldμελλόντων
(mellontōn)
3195: to be about toa prim. verb
live ungodly 
 
764: to be impious, i.e. to be ungodlyfrom asebés
[lives] thereafter; 
 
3195: to be about toa prim. verb


















KJV Lexicon
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
πολεις  noun - nominative plural feminine
polis  pol'-is:  a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size) -- city.
σοδομων  noun - genitive plural neuter
Sodoma  sod'-om-ah:  Sodoma (i.e. Sedom), a place in Palestine -- Sodom.
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
γομορρας  noun - genitive singular feminine
Gomorrha  gom'-or-hrhah:  Gomorrha (i.e. Amorah), a place near the Dead Sea -- Gomorrha.
τεφρωσας  verb - aorist active participle - nominative singular masculine
tephroo  tef-ro'-o:  to incinerate, i.e. consume -- turn to ashes.
καταστροφη  noun - dative singular feminine
katastrophe  kat-as-trof-ay':  an overturn (catastrophe), i.e. demolition; figuratively, apostasy -- overthrow, subverting.
κατεκρινεν  verb - aorist active indicative - third person singular
katakrino  kat-ak-ree'-no:  to judge against, i.e. sentence -- condemn, damn.
υποδειγμα  noun - accusative singular neuter
hupodeigma  hoop-od'-igue-mah:  an exhibit for imitation or warning (figuratively, specimen, adumbration) -- en-(ex-)ample, pattern.
μελλοντων  verb - present active participle - genitive plural masculine
mello  mel'-lo:  to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something
ασεβειν  verb - present active infinitive
asebeo  as-eb-eh'-o:  to be (by implied act) impious or wicked -- commit (live, that after should live) ungodly.
τεθεικως  verb - perfect active participle - nominative singular masculine
tithemi  tith'-ay-mee:  advise, appoint, bow, commit, conceive, give, kneel down, lay (aside, down, up), make, ordain, purpose, put, set (forth), settle, sink down.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an example to those who would live ungodly lives thereafter;

King James Bible
And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and if He reduced the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes and condemned them to ruin, making them an example to those who were going to be ungodly;

International Standard Version
and if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and destroyed them by burning them to ashes, making them an example to ungodly people of what is going to happen to them;

NET Bible
and if he turned to ashes the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah when he condemned them to destruction, having appointed them to serve as an example to future generations of the ungodly,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And when he burned the cities of Sadom and Amorah and condemned them in an overthrow, when he set an example to the wicked who were to come,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and destroyed them by burning them to ashes. He made those cities an example to ungodly people of what is going to happen to them.

King James 2000 Bible
And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes condemned them by a catastrophe, making them an example unto those that later should live ungodly;
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