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The day of the Lord (hēmera kuriou). So Peter in Act 2:20 (from Joe 3:4) and Paul in 1Th 5:2, 1Th 5:4; 2Th 2:2; 1Co 5:5; and day of Christ in Phi 2:16 and day of God in 2Pe 2:12 and day of judgment already in 2Pe 2:9; 2Pe 3:7. This great day will certainly come (hēxei). Future active of hēkō, old verb, to arrive, but in God’s own time.
As a thief (hōs kleptēs). That is suddenly, without notice. This very metaphor Jesus had used (Luk 12:39; Mat 24:43) and Paul after him (1Th 5:2) and John will quote it also (Rev 3:3; Rev 16:15).
In the which (en hēi). The day when the Lord comes.
Shall pass away (pareleusontai). Future middle of parerchomai, old verb, to pass by.
With a great noise (roizēdon). Late and rare adverb (from roizeō, roizos) - Lycophron, Nicander, here only in N.T., onomatopoetic, whizzing sound of rapid motion through the air like the flight of a bird, thunder, fierce flame.
The elements (ta stoicheia). Old word (from stoichos a row), in Plato in this sense, in other senses also in N.T. as the alphabet, ceremonial regulations (Heb 5:12; Gal 4:3; Gal 5:1; Col 2:8).
Shall be dissolved (luthēsetai). Future passive of luō, to loosen, singular because stoicheia is neuter plural.
With fervent heat (kausoumena). Present passive participle of kausoō, late verb (from kausos, usually medical term for fever) and nearly always employed for fever temperature. Mayor suggests a conflagration from internal heat. Bigg thinks it merely a vernacular (Doric) future for kausomena (from kaiō, to burn).
Shall be burned up (katakaēsetai). Repeated in 2Pe 3:12. Second future passive of the compound verb katakaiō, to burn down (up), according to A L. But Aleph B K P read heurethēsetai (future passive of heuriskō, to find) “shall be found.” There are various other readings here. The text seems corrupt.