Greek Interlinear
1 Peter 5:2 Interlinear
“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...