A.T. Robertson Commentary


A.T. Robertson Commentary
"Yet in like manner these also in their dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities." — Jude 1:8 (ASV)
Yet (μεντο). See Joh 4:27. In spite of these warnings.
In like manner (ομοιως). Like the cities of the plain.
These also (κα ουτο). The false teachers of verse 4.
In their dreamings (ενυπνιαζομενο). Present middle participle of ενυπνιαζω, to dream (from ενυπνιον dream, Acts 2:17, from εν and υπνος, in sleep), in Aristotle, Hippocrates, Plutarch, papyri, LXX (Joel 2:28), here only in N.T. Cf. Colossians 2:18.
Defile (μιαινουσιν). Present active indicative of μιναινω, old verb, to stain, with sin (Titus 1:15) as here. 2 Peter 2:10 has μιασμου.
Set at nought (αθετουσιν). Present active indicative of αθετεω, to annul. Both κυριοτης (dominion) and δοξα (dignities) occur in 2 Peter 2:10, which see for discussion.