2 Peter 2:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.

Young's Literal Translation
and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.

King James Bible
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

Greek
In
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

their greed,
πλεονεξίᾳ (pleonexia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4124: Covetousness, avarice, aggression, desire for advantage. From pleonektes; avarice, i.e. fraudulency, extortion.

[these false teachers] will exploit
ἐμπορεύσονται (emporeusontai)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1710: From en and poreuomai; to travel in, i.e. to trade.

you
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

with tales
λόγοις (logois)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.

they have concocted.
πλαστοῖς (plastois)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4112: Formed, molded; fig: feigned, made up, counterfeit. From plasso; moulded, i.e. artificial or fictitious.

The
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

longstanding
ἔκπαλαι (ekpalai)
Adverb
Strong's 1597: From of old, long since. From ek and palai; long ago, for a long while.

verdict
κρίμα (krima)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2917: From krino; a decision ('crime').

against them
οἷς (hois)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

remains in force,
ἀργεῖ (argei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 691: To linger, delay, be idle. From argos; to be idle, i.e. to delay.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

destruction
ἀπώλεια (apōleia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 684: Destruction, ruin, loss, perishing; eternal ruin. From a presumed derivative of apollumi; ruin or loss.

{does} not
οὐ (ou)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

sleep.
νυστάζει (nystazei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3573: To nod in sleep, be drowsy, slumber. From a presumed derivative of neuo; to nod, i.e. to fall asleep; figuratively, to delay.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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