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Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

προεγνωσμένουproegnōsmenouforeknown

Lemma: προγινώσκω (proginōskō) · Strong's: G4267

Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Passive · Participle · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (V-RPP-GSM)

Meaning: to know/choose — προ-γινώσκω ; [in LXX: Wis.6:13 8:8 18:6 * ; ] ; to know beforehand, foreknow: 2Pe.3:17; with accusative of person(s), Act.26:5; of the Divine foreknowledge, Rom.8:29 11:2, 1Pe.1:20.†; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 5 times. Also: Acts 26:5, Romans 8:29, Romans 11:2, 2 Peter 3:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4267; TFLSJ G4267; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:20 word 1

μὲνmenindeed

Lemma: μέν (men) · Strong's: G3303

Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)

Meaning: on the other hand — μέν, ; conjunctive particle (originally a form of μήν), usually related to a following δέ or other adversative conjunction, and distinguishing the word or clause with which it stands from that which follows. ; It is…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 193 times. Also: Matthew 3:11, Matthew 9:37, Matthew 10:13, Matthew 13:4, Matthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3303; TFLSJ G3303; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:20 word 2

πρὸprobefore

Lemma: πρό (pro) · Strong's: G4253

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: before — πρό ; prep. with genitive, [in LXX chiefly for פָּנִים ; ] ; before; (a) of place: Act.12:6, 14 14:13, Jas.5:9; π. προσώπου (= Heb. פָּנִים, Deu.3:18, Mal.3:1, al.; Bl., § 40, 9), Mat.11:10, Mrk.1:2, Luk.1:76 7:27 9:52…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 47 times. Also: Matthew 5:12, Matthew 6:8, Matthew 8:29, Matthew 11:10, Matthew 24:38, Mark 1:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4253; TFLSJ G4253; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:20 word 3

καταβολῆςkatabolēs[the] foundation

Lemma: καταβολή (katabolē) · Strong's: G2602

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)

Meaning: beginning — κατα-βολή, -ῆς, ἡ; (καταβάλλω), [in LXX: 2Ma.2:29 * ; ] ; 1. a laying down: εἰς κ. σπέρματος, Heb.11:11 (EV, to conceive seed). ; 2. a foundation (of a house, ii Mac, l.with): metaphorically, ἀπὸ κ. κόσμου, Mat.13:35…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 13:35, Matthew 25:34, Luke 11:50, John 17:24, Ephesians 1:4, Hebrews 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2602; TFLSJ G2602; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:20 word 4

κόσμου,kosmou[the] world,

Lemma: κόσμος (kosmos) · Strong's: G2889

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)

Meaning: world — κόσμος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX: Gen.2:1, Deu.4:19 17:3, Isa.24:21 40:26 (צבא), Exo.33:5, 6 Jer.2:32 4:30, Eze.7:20 16:11 23:40 (עֲדִי), Isa.61:10 (כְּלִי), al., Wis.2:24 and freq., Sir.6:30, al ; ] ; 1. order (Hom., Plat.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 187 times. Also: Matthew 4:8, Matthew 5:14, Matthew 13:35, Matthew 13:38, Matthew 16:26, Matthew 18:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2889; TFLSJ G2889; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:20 word 5

φανερωθέντοςphanerōthentoshaving been revealed

Lemma: φανερόω (phaneroō) · Strong's: G5319

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Participle · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (V-APP-GSM)

Meaning: to reveal — φανερόω, -ώ ; [in LXX: Jer.40:6 (33:6) (גָּלָה pi.) * ; ] ; to make visible, clear, manifest or known: with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.2:11 17:6, Rom.1:19, 1Co.4:5, 2Co.2:14 11:6, Col.4:4, Tit.1:3; pass., Mrk.4:22,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 48 times. Also: Mark 4:22, Mark 16:12, Mark 16:14, John 1:31, John 2:11, John 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5319; TFLSJ G5319; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:20 word 6

δὲdehowever

Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:20 word 7

ἐπ᾽ep᾽in

Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…

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Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:20 word 8

ἐσχάτουeschatou[this] last

Lemma: ἔσχατος (eschatos) · Strong's: G2078

Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (A-GSM)

Meaning: last/least — ἔσχατος, -η, -ον ; [in LXX chiefly for אַחֲרִית אַחֲרוֹן ; ] ; last, utmost, extreme; (a) of place: of the lowest or least honoured place, Luk.14:9-10; τ. ἔσχατον, with genitive part., Act.1:8 13:47; (b) of time:…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 54 times. Also: Matthew 5:26, Matthew 12:45, Matthew 19:30, Matthew 20:8, Matthew 20:12, Matthew 20:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2078; TFLSJ G2078; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:20 word 9

τῶνtōnof the

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)

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.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

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 1:20 word 10

χρόνωνchronōntimes

Lemma: χρόνος (chronos) · Strong's: G5550

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (N-GPM)

Meaning: time — χρόνος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for יוֹם, also for עֵת, etc. ; ] ; time (a space of time, whether long or short; cf. Lft., Notes, 70): Mat.2:7, Mrk.9:21, Luk.1:57, Act.3:21 7:17, 23 13:18 17:30 27:9, Heb.11:32,…

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Used 54 times. Also: Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 25:19, Mark 2:19, Mark 9:21, Luke 1:57 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5550; TFLSJ G5550; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:20 word 11

δι᾽di᾽for the sake of

Lemma: διά (dia) · Strong's: G1223

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: through/because of — διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc. Rom.8:10, 2Co.5:7, and in (Proper name)s; Tdf., Pr., 94), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, as in cl.; 1. with genitive, through; (i) of Place, after verbs of motion or action: Mat.2:12…

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Used 686 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1223; TFLSJ G1223; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:20 word 12

ὑμᾶςhumasyou

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Accusative · Plural (P-2AP)

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).…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

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 1:20 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He was known→προγινώσκω G4267 to know/choose
before→πρό G4253 before
[the] foundation→καταβολή G2602 beginning
of [the] world→κόσμος G2889 world
but→δέ G1161 then
was revealed→φανερόω G5319 to reveal
in→ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against
the→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
last→ἔσχατος G2078 last/least
times→χρόνος G5550 time
for your sake→διά G1223 through/because of
. . .→σύ G4771 you

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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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