Greek Interlinear
1 Peter 5:2 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of 1 Peter 5:2, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Feed which is among you the flock of God taking the oversight thereof not by constraint but willingly not for filthy lucre but of a ready mind”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ποιμάνατε | G4165 | Feed | to tend as a shepherd of (figuratively, superviser) |
| 2 | τὸ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 3 | ἐν | G1722 | which is among | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 4 | ὑμῖν | G5213 | you | to (with or by) you |
| 5 | ποίμνιον | G4168 | the flock | a flock, i.e., (figuratively) group (of believers) |
| 6 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 7 | θεοῦ | G2316 | of God | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
| 8 | ἐπισκοποῦντες | G1983 | taking the oversight | to oversee; by implication, to beware |
| 9 | μὴ | G3361 | thereof not | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether |
| 10 | ἀναγκαστῶς | G317 | by constraint | compulsorily |
| 11 | ἀλλὰ | G235 | but | properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| 12 | ἑκουσίως | G1596 | willingly | voluntarily |
| 13 | μηδὲ | G3366 | not | but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor |
| 14 | αἰσχροκερδῶς | G147 | for filthy lucre | sordidly |
| 15 | ἀλλὰ | G235 | but | properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| 16 | προθύμως | G4290 | of a ready mind | with alacrity |
Verse Context
1 Peter 5:1The elders who which are among you I exhort who...
1 Peter 5:2 (current)Feed which is among you the flock of God taking the oversight thereof not by constraint but willingly not for filthy lucre but of a ready mind
1 Peter 5:3Neither as being lords over God's heritage but...