Greek Interlinear
1 Peter 3:9 Interlinear
“Not rendering evil for evil or railing for railing contrariwise but a blessing knowing that thereunto called that blessing ye should inherit”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μὴ | G3361 | Not | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether |
| 2 | ἀποδιδόντες | G591 | rendering | to give away, i.e., up, over, back, etc. (in various applications) |
| 3 | κακοῦ | G2556 | evil | worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas g4190 properly refers to effects), i.e., (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious |
| 4 | ἀντὶ | G473 | for | opposite, i.e., instead or because of (rarely in addition to) |
| 5 | κακοῦ | G2556 | evil | worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas g4190 properly refers to effects), i.e., (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious |
| 6 | ἢ | G2228 | or | disjunctive, or; comparative, than |
| 7 | λοιδορίας | G3059 | railing | slander or vituperation |
| 8 | ἀντὶ | G473 | for | opposite, i.e., instead or because of (rarely in addition to) |
| 9 | λοιδορίας | G3059 | railing | slander or vituperation |
| 10 | τοὐναντίον | G5121 | contrariwise | on the contrary |
| 11 | δὲ | G1161 | but | but, and, etc |
| 12 | εὐλογοῦντες | G2127 | a blessing | to speak well of, i.e., (religiously) to bless (thank or invoke a benediction upon, prosper) |
| 13 | εἰδότες | G1492 | knowing | used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl |
| 14 | ὅτι | G3754 | that | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 15 | εἰς | G1519 | thereunto | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 16 | τοῦτο | G5124 | that thing | |
| 17 | ἐκλήθητε | G2564 | called | to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise) |
| 18 | ἵνα | G2443 | that | in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) |
| 19 | εὐλογίαν | G2129 | blessing | fine speaking, i.e., elegance of language; commendation ("eulogy"), i.e., (reverentially) adoration; religiously, benediction; by implication, consecr |
| 20 | κληρονομήσητε | G2816 | ye should inherit | to be an heir to (literally or figuratively) |
Verse Context
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