Greek Interlinear
1 Peter 2:16 Interlinear
“As free and not As a cloke using of maliciousness your liberty but As the servants of God”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὡς | G5613 | As | which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows) |
| 2 | ἐλεύθεροι | G1658 | free | unrestrained (to go at pleasure), i.e., (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted), or (genitive case) exempt (from obligation or lia |
| 3 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 4 | μὴ | G3361 | not | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether |
| 5 | ὡς | G5613 | As | which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows) |
| 6 | ἐπικάλυμμα | G1942 | a cloke | a covering, i.e., (figuratively) pretext |
| 7 | ἔχοντες | G2192 | using | to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio |
| 8 | τῆς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 9 | κακίας | G2549 | of maliciousness | badness, i.e., (subjectively) depravity, or (actively) malignity, or (passively) trouble |
| 10 | τὴν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 11 | ἐλευθερίαν | G1657 | your liberty | freedom (legitimate or licentious, chiefly moral or ceremonial) |
| 12 | ἀλλ' | G235 | but | properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| 13 | ὡς | G5613 | As | which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows) |
| 14 | δοῦλοι | G1401 | the servants | a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency) |
| 15 | θεοῦ | G2316 | of God | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
Verse Context
1 Peter 2:15For so is the will ...
1 Peter 2:16 (current)As free and not As a cloke using of maliciousness your liberty but As the servants of God
1 Peter 2:17all Honour the brotherhood men Love ...