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Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; (KJV)
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εἰδότεςeidotesknowing
Lemma: οἶδα (oida) · Strong's: G6063
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-RAP-NPM)
Meaning: to know — 1. to know , εὖ οἶδα I know well; εὖ ἴσθι be assured : often with accusative rei, νοήματα οἶδε, μήδεα οἶδε he is versed in counsels, (Homer); with neut. Adjs., πεπνυμένα, φίλα, ἀθεμίστια εἰδώς (Homer); also with…
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Used 285 times. Also: Matthew 6:8, Matthew 6:32, Matthew 7:11, Matthew 9:6, Matthew 12:25, Matthew 15:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G6063; TFLSJ G6063; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:18 word 1
ὅτιhotithat
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754G
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: that — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
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Used 858 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754G; TFLSJ G3754G; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:18 word 2
οὐounot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:18 word 3
φθαρτοῖς,phthartoisby perishable things —
Lemma: φθαρτός (phthartos) · Strong's: G5349
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Plural · Neuter (A-DPN)
Meaning: perishable — φθαρτός, -ή, -όν (φθείρω) ; [in LXX: Lev.22:25 (מִשְׁחָת), Isa.54:17 A א3, Wis.9:15 14:8, 2Ma.7:16 * ; ] ; perishable, corruptible: ἄνθρωπος, Rom.1:23 (opposite to ἄφθαρτος θεός); στέφανος, 1Co.9:25 (opposite to αρτος);…
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Used 6 times. Also: Romans 1:23, 1 Corinthians 9:25, 1 Corinthians 15:53, 1 Corinthians 15:54, 1 Peter 1:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5349; TFLSJ G5349; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:18 word 4
ἀργυρίῳarguriōby silver
Lemma: ἀργύριον (argurion) · Strong's: G0694
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Neuter (N-DSN)
Meaning: money — ἀργύριον, -ου, τό; (ἄργυρος), [in LXX for כֶּסֶף (Gen.13:2, al.), exc. La 4:1 (כֶּתֶם) ; ] ; prop., a piece of silver (Lft., Notes, 191); in NT, ; (a) silver: Act.3:6 7:16 19:19 20:33, 1Co.3:12, 1Pe.1:18; (b) money:…
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Used 20 times. Also: Matthew 25:18, Matthew 25:27, Matthew 26:15, Matthew 27:3, Matthew 27:5, Matthew 27:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0694; TFLSJ G0694; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:18 word 5
ἢēor
Lemma: ἤ (ē) · Strong's: G2228
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: or — ἤ, ; disjunctive and comparative particle (Bl., §36, 12; 77, 11); 1. disjunctive, or; (a) between single words: Mat.5:17 Mrk.6:56, Luk.2:24, Jhn.6:19, Rom.1:21, al.; (b) before a sentence expressing a variation, denial…
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Used 365 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 6:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2228; TFLSJ G2228; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:18 word 6
χρυσίῳ,chrusiōby gold —
Lemma: χρυσίον (chrusion) · Strong's: G5553
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Neuter (N-DSN)
Meaning: gold — χρυσίον, -ου, τό; (dimin. of χρυσός, which see), [in LXX chiefly for זָהָב ; ] ; a piece of gold, gold: 1Co.3:12, Heb.9:4, 1Pe.1:7, Rev.3:18 21:18, 21; of golden ornaments, 1Ti.2:9 (WH, txt., RV), 1Pe.3:3, Rev.17:4…
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Used 12 times. Also: Acts 3:6, Acts 20:33, 1 Timothy 2:9, Hebrews 9:4, 1 Peter 1:7, 1 Peter 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5553; TFLSJ G5553; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:18 word 7
ἐλυτρώθητεelutrōthēteyou were redeemed
Lemma: λυτρόω (lutroō) · Strong's: G3084
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-API-2P)
Meaning: to ransom — λυτρόω, -ῶ; (λύτρον, which see), [in LXX chiefly for פָּדָה, גָּאַל ; ] ; to release on receipt of ransom; mid., to release by paying ransom, to redeem: in spiritual sense, Tit.2:14; pass, 1Pe.1:18; in general sense, to…
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Used 3 times. Also: Luke 24:21, Titus 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3084; TFLSJ G3084; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:18 word 8
ἐκekfrom
Lemma: ἐκ (ek) · Strong's: G1537
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: out from — ἐκ (ἐξ), ; prep. with genitive, ; from out of, from (see Addendum, p. 492).; This entry is included here, but in the print version the entry is found on p. 492. ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ, ; prep. with genitive, ; of motion…
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Used 929 times. Also: Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1537; TFLSJ G1537; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:18 word 9
τῆςtēsthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (T-GSF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:18 word 10
ματαίαςmataiasfutile
Lemma: μάταιος (mataios) · Strong's: G3152
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (A-GSF)
Meaning: futile — μάταιος, -ον; (as in Att.., but -αία, -αιον, 1Co.15:17, 1Pe.1:18; μάτην), [in LXX for שָׁוְא, הֶבֶל, כָּזָב, etc. ; ] ; vain, useless: ἀνωφελὴς κ. μ., Tit.3:9; πίστις, 1Co.15:17; θρησκεία, Jas.1:26; διαλογισμοί,…
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Used 6 times. Also: Acts 14:15, 1 Corinthians 3:20, 1 Corinthians 15:17, Titus 3:9, James 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3152; TFLSJ G3152; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:18 word 11
ὑμῶνhumōnof you
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Plural (P-2GP)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:18 word 12
ἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsmanner of life
Lemma: ἀναστροφή (anastrophē) · Strong's: G0391
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: behaviour — ἀνα-στροφή, -ῆς, ἡ ; (ἀναστρέφομαι) [in LXX: Tob.4:14, 2Ma.5:8 2Mac 6:23 * ; ] ; 1. a turning down or back, a wheeling about (Soph., Thuc., al.). ; 2. In late writers (Polyb., al.; see: ἀναστρέφω, and cf. Hort on…
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Used 13 times. Also: Galatians 1:13, Ephesians 4:22, 1 Timothy 4:12, Hebrews 13:7, James 3:13, 1 Peter 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0391; TFLSJ G0391; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:18 word 13
πατροπαραδότου,patroparadotouhanded down from [your] fathers,
Lemma: πατροπαράδοτος (patroparadotos) · Strong's: G3970
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (A-GSF)
Meaning: from forefathers — πατρο-παρά-δοτος, -ον; (πατήρ, παραδίδωμι), ; handed down from one's fathers, inherited: 1Pe.1:18 (Diod., al.).†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3970; TFLSJ G3970; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:18 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [For] you know | → | G1492 |
| that | → | ὅτι G3754G that/since: that |
| it was not with perishable things | → | φθαρτός G5349 perishable |
| [such as] silver | → | ἀργύριον G0694 money |
| or | → | ἤ G2228 or |
| gold | → | χρυσίον G5553 gold |
| that you were redeemed | → | λυτρόω G3084 to ransom |
| from | → | ἐκ G1537 out from |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| empty | → | μάταιος G3152 futile |
| way of life | → | ἀναστροφή G0391 behaviour |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| inherited from your forefathers | → | πατροπαράδοτος G3970 from forefathers |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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