Greek Interlinear
1 Peter 3:20 Interlinear
“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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