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Without water (anudroi). As in Mat 12:43; Luk 11:24. Old word for common and disappointing experience of travellers in the orient.
Mists (homichlai). Old word for fog, here alone in N.T.
Driven by a storm (hupo lailapos elaunomenai). Lailaps is a squall (Mar 4:37; Luk 8:23, only other N.T. examples). See Jam 3:4 for another example of elaunō for driving power of wind and waves.
For whom (hois). Dative case of personal interest.
The blackness (ho zophos). See 2Pe 2:4 for this word.
Hath been reserved (tetērētai). Perfect passive participle of tēreō, for which see 2Pe 2:4, 2Pe 2:9.