Greek Interlinear
1 Peter 3:20 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of 1 Peter 3:20, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“were disobedient Which sometime when once waited of God the longsuffering in the days of Noah was a preparing while the ark wherein few eight souls were saved by water”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀπειθήσασίν | G544 | were disobedient | to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely) |
| 2 | ποτε | G4218 | Which sometime | indefinite adverb, at some time, ever |
| 3 | ὅτε | G3753 | when | at which (thing) too, i.e., when |
| 4 | ἅπαξ | G530 | once | one (or a single) time (numerically or conclusively) |
| 5 | ἐξεδέχετο | G1551 | waited | to accept from some source, i.e., (by implication) to await |
| 6 | ἡ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 7 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 8 | θεοῦ | G2316 | of God | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
| 9 | μακροθυμία | G3115 | the longsuffering | longanimity, i.e., (objectively) forbearance or (subjectively) fortitude |
| 10 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 11 | ἡμέραις | G2250 | the days | day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of |
| 12 | Νῶε | G3575 | of Noah | no, (i.e., noch), a patriarch |
| 13 | κατασκευαζομένης | G2680 | was a preparing | to prepare thoroughly (properly, by external equipment; whereas g2090 refers rather to internal fitness); by implication, to construct, create |
| 14 | κιβωτοῦ | G2787 | while the ark | a box, i.e., the sacred ark and that of noah |
| 15 | εἰς | G1519 | wherein | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 16 | ἣν | G3739 | the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that | |
| 17 | ὀλίγαι, | G3641 | few | puny (in extent, degree, number, duration or value); especially neuter (adverbially) somewhat |
| 18 | τοῦτ' | G5124 | that thing | |
| 19 | ἔστιν | G2076 | he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are | |
| 20 | ὀκτὼ | G3638 | eight | "eight" |
| 21 | ψυχαί | G5590 | souls | breath, i.e., (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from g4151, wh |
| 22 | διεσώθησαν | G1295 | were saved | to save thoroughly, i.e., (by implication or analogy) to cure, preserve, rescue, etc |
| 23 | δι' | G1223 | by | through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) |
| 24 | ὕδατος | G5204 | water | water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively |
Verse Context
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1 Peter 3:20 (current)were disobedient Which sometime when once waited of God the longsuffering in the days of Noah was a preparing while the ark wherein few eight souls were saved by water
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