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To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
εἰςeisto
Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:4 word 1
κληρονομίανklēronomianan inheritance
Lemma: κληρονομία (klēronomia) · Strong's: G2817
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: inheritance — κληρονομία, -ας, ἡ; (κληρονόμος) [in LXX chiefly for נַחֲלָה, also for יְרֻשָּׁה, etc. ; ] ; prop., an inherited property, an inheritance: Mat.21:38, Mrk.12:7, Luk.12:13 20:14; in general, a possession, inheritance:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 21:38, Mark 12:7, Luke 12:13, Luke 20:14, Acts 7:5, Acts 20:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2817; TFLSJ G2817; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:4 word 2
ἄφθαρτονaphthartonimperishable
Lemma: ἄφθαρτος (aphthartos) · Strong's: G0862
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (A-ASF)
Meaning: incorruptible — ἄ-φθαρτος, -ον; (φθείρω), [in LXX: Wis.12:1 18:4 * ; ] ; imperishable, immortal; (a) of things: 1Co.9:25, 1Pe.1:4 1:23 3:4; (b) of persons: of men, 1Co.15:52; of God, Rom.1:23, 1Ti.1:17 (MM, see word).†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 8 times. Also: Mark 16:8, Romans 1:23, 1 Corinthians 9:25, 1 Corinthians 15:52, 1 Timothy 1:17, 1 Peter 1:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0862; TFLSJ G0862; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:4 word 3
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:4 word 4
ἀμίαντονamiantonundefiled
Lemma: ἀμίαντος (amiantos) · Strong's: G0283
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (A-ASF)
Meaning: pure — ἀ-μίαντος, -ον; (μιαίνω), [in LXX: Wis.3:13 4:2 8:20, 2Ma.14:36 2Mac 15:34 * ; ] ; undefiled, free from contamination (in π., of αἰθήρ; MM, VGT, see word): Heb.7:26 13:4, 1Pe.1:4, Jas.1:27.†; SYN.: ἄμωμος, ἄσπιλος…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 4 times. Also: Hebrews 7:26, Hebrews 13:4, James 1:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0283; TFLSJ G0283; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:4 word 5
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:4 word 6
ἀμάραντονamarantonunfading
Lemma: ἀμάραντος (amarantos) · Strong's: G0263
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (A-ASF)
Meaning: unfading — ἀμάραντος, -ον; (μαραίνομαι), [in LXX: Wis.6:12 (σοφία)* ; ] ; unfading (whence ὁ ἀ., the amaranth, an unfading flower): 1Pe.1:4 (cf. MM, VGT, see word).†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0263; TFLSJ G0263; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:4 word 7
τετηρημένηνtetērēmenēnreserved
Lemma: τηρέω (tēreō) · Strong's: G5083I
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Passive · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (V-RPP-ASF)
Meaning: to keep: protect — τηρέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX for שָׁמַר, נָצַר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to watch over, guard, keep, preserve: Mat.27:36, Act.16:23, al.; ἑαυτόν, 2Co.11:9, 1Ti.5:22, Jas.1:27, Ju 21; before εἰς, Jhn.12:7, Act.25:21, 1Pe.1:4, 2Pe.2:4 2:9…
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Used 18 times. Also: John 2:10, John 12:7, John 17:11, John 17:12, John 17:15, Acts 21:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5083I; TFLSJ G5083I; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:4 word 8
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:4 word 9
οὐρανοῖςouranois[the] heavens
Lemma: οὐρανός (ouranos) · Strong's: G3772
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (N-DPM)
Meaning: heaven — οὐρανός, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁמַיִם (hence, often pl., οἱ οὐ., see infr.) ; ] ; heaven; 1. of the vault or firmament of heaven, the sky and the aerial regions above the earth: opposite to ἡ γῆ, Heb.1:10,…
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Used 281 times. Also: Matthew 3:2, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3772; TFLSJ G3772; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:4 word 10
εἰςeisfor
Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT 1 Peter 1:4 word 11
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, 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 1:4 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [and] into | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| an inheritance [that is] | → | κληρονομία G2817 inheritance |
| imperishable | → | ἄφθαρτος G0862 incorruptible |
| undefiled | → | ἀμίαντος G0283 pure |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| unfading | → | ἀμάραντος G0263 unfading |
| reserved | → | τηρέω G5083I to keep: protect |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| heaven | → | οὐρανός G3772 heaven |
| for | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
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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