Greek Interlinear
1 Peter 2:9 Interlinear
“ye But generation are a chosen a royal priesthood nation an holy people a peculiar that the praises ye should shew forth out of darkness you of him who hath called a peculiar marvellous light”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ὑμεῖς | G5210 | ye | you (as subjective of verb) |
| 2 | δὲ | G1161 | But | but, and, etc |
| 3 | γένος | G1085 | generation | "kin" (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective) |
| 4 | ἐκλεκτόν | G1588 | are a chosen | select; by implication, favorite |
| 5 | βασίλειον | G934 | a royal | kingly (in nature) |
| 6 | ἱεράτευμα | G2406 | priesthood | the priestly fraternity, i.e., sacerdotal order (figuratively) |
| 7 | ἔθνος | G1484 | nation | a race (as of the same habit), i.e., a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan) |
| 8 | ἅγιον | G40 | an holy | sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated) |
| 9 | λαὸς | G2992 | people | a people (in general; thus differing from g1218, which denotes one's own populace) |
| 10 | εἰς | G1519 | a peculiar | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 11 | περιποίησιν | G4047 | acquisition (the act or the thing); by extension, preservation | |
| 12 | ὅπως | G3704 | that | what(-ever) how, i.e., in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual) |
| 13 | τὰς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 14 | ἀρετὰς | G703 | the praises | properly, manliness (valor), i.e., excellence (intrinsic or attributed) |
| 15 | ἐξαγγείλητε | G1804 | ye should shew forth | to publish, i.e., celebrate |
| 16 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 17 | ἐκ | G1537 | out of | a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct |
| 18 | σκότους | G4655 | darkness | shadiness, i.e., obscurity (literally or figuratively) |
| 19 | ὑμᾶς | G5209 | you | you (as the objective of a verb or preposition) |
| 20 | καλέσαντος | G2564 | of him who hath called | to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise) |
| 21 | εἰς | G1519 | a peculiar | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 22 | τὸ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 23 | θαυμαστὸν | G2298 | marvellous | wondered at, i.e., (by implication) wonderful |
| 24 | αὐτοῦ | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | |
| 25 | φῶς· | G5457 | light | luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative) |
Verse Context
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