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Ye have lived delicately (etruphēsate). First aorist (constative, summary) active indicative of truphaō, old verb from truphē (luxurious living as in Luk 7:25, from thruptō, to break down, to enervate), to lead a soft life, only here in N.T.
Taken your pleasure (espatalēsate). First aorist (constative) active indicative of spatalaō, late and rare verb to live voluptuously or wantonly (from spatalē, riotous living, wantonness, once as bracelet), in N.T. only here and 1Ti 5:6.
Ye have nourished (ethrepsate). First aorist (constative) active indicative of trephō, old verb, to feed, to fatten (Mat 6:26). They are fattening themselves like sheep or oxen all unconscious of “the day of slaughter” (en hēmerāi sphagēs, definite without the article) ahead of them. For this use of sphagēs see Rom 8:36 (probata sphagēs, sheep for the slaughter, sphagē from sphazō, to slay), consummate sarcasm on the folly of sinful rich people.