Greek Interlinear
1 Peter 1:16 Interlinear
“Because it is written holy Be ye for I holy am”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | διότι | G1360 | Because | on the very account that, or inasmuch as |
| 2 | γέγραπται | G1125 | it is written | to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe |
| 3 | ἅγιος | G40 | holy | sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated) |
| 4 | γένεσθε, | G1096 | Be ye | to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) |
| 5 | ὅτι | G3754 | for | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 6 | ἐγὼ | G1473 | I | i, me |
| 7 | ἅγιος | G40 | holy | sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated) |
| 8 | εἰμι | G1510 | am | i exist (used only when emphatic) |
Verse Context
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