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Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
Ἀγαπητοί,AgapētoiBeloved,
Lemma: ἀγαπητός (agapētos) · Strong's: G0027
Parsing: Adjective · Vocative · Plural · Masculine (A-VPM)
Meaning: beloved — ἀγαπητός, -ή, -όν ; (ἀγαπάω), [in LXX chiefly for יָתִיד, יָדִיד ; ] ; beloved (see M, Pr., 221); (a) by God: of Christ, Mat.3:17; of men, Rom.1:7; (b) by Christians, of one another: 1Co.4:14; frequently as form of…
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Used 61 times. Also: Matthew 3:17, Matthew 12:18, Matthew 17:5, Mark 1:11, Mark 9:7, Mark 12:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0027; TFLSJ G0027; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:11 word 1
παρακαλῶparakalōI exhort [you]
Lemma: παρακαλέω (parakaleō) · Strong's: G3870
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)
Meaning: to plead/comfort — παρακαλέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for נחם ni., pi. ; ] ; 1. to call to one, call for, summon: Act.28:20 (R, mg.; R, txt., entreat); hence (of the gods: Dem., Xen., al.), to invoke, call on, beseech, entreat: τ. πατέρα…
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Used 108 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:4, Matthew 8:5, Matthew 8:31, Matthew 8:34, Matthew 14:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3870; TFLSJ G3870; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:11 word 2
ὡςhōsas
Lemma: ὡς (hōs) · Strong's: G5613
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: as/when — ὡς, adverbial form of the relative pron. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. ; I. As relat. adv. of manner, as, like as, just as, even as; 1. with a demonstrative, like οὕτως, expressed or understood: οὕτως . . . ὡς, Mrk.4:26, 1Co.3:15,…
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Used 515 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5613; TFLSJ G5613; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:11 word 3
παροίκουςparoikousaliens
Lemma: πάροικος (paroikos) · Strong's: G3941
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (A-APM)
Meaning: foreigner — άρ-οικος, -ον ; [in LXX chiefly for גֵּר, תּוֹשָׁב ; ] ; 1. in cl. Attic, dwelling near, neighbouring; as subst., a neighbour. ; 2. In late writers (LXX, Philo) and in Iuser. (Deiss., BS, 227 f.; Kennedy, Sources, 102),…
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Used 4 times. Also: Acts 7:6, Acts 7:29, Ephesians 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3941; TFLSJ G3941; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:11 word 4
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,…
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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 2:11 word 5
παρεπιδήμουςparepidēmoussojourners
Lemma: παρεπίδημος (parepidēmos) · Strong's: G3927
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (A-APM)
Meaning: stranger — παρ-επί-δημος, -ον; (see: ἐπιδημέω), [in LXX: Gen.23:4, Psa.39:12 (תּוֹשָׁב)* ; ] ; sojourning in a strange place; as subst., ὁ π., a sojourner: of Christians, 1Pe.1:1; ξένοι καὶ π., Heb.11:13; πάροικοι καὶ π., 1Pe.2:11…
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Used 3 times. Also: Hebrews 11:13, 1 Peter 1:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3927; TFLSJ G3927; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:11 word 6
ἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaito abstain
Lemma: ἀπέχω (apechō) · Strong's: G0568
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle · Infinitive (V-PMN)
Meaning: to have in full — ἀπ-έχω ; [in LXX chiefly for רָחַק ; ] ; 1. trans., ; (a) to hold back, keep off; (b) to have in full, to have received (on the " punctiliar " force of the compound, see M, Pr., 109, 247): with accusative, Mat.6:2, 5…
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Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:16, Matthew 14:24, Matthew 15:8, Mark 7:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0568; TFLSJ G0568; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:11 word 7
τῶνtōn<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Feminine (T-GPF)
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 2:11 word 8
σαρκικῶνsarkikōnfrom fleshly
Lemma: σαρκικός (sarkikos) · Strong's: G4559
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Feminine (A-GPF)
Meaning: fleshly — σαρκικός, -ή, -όν (σάρξ) ; (seel. for σάρκινος, Arist., H.A., x, 2, 7) ; = Lat. carnalis, i.e. ; (a) associated with or pertaining to the flesh, fleshly, carnal: Rom.15:27, 1Co.9:11; (b) in a more ethical sense, of the…
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Used 7 times. Also: Romans 15:27, 1 Corinthians 3:3, 1 Corinthians 9:11, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 10:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4559; TFLSJ G4559; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:11 word 9
ἐπιθυμιῶν,epithumiōndesires,
Lemma: ἐπιθυμία (epithumia) · Strong's: G1939
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Feminine (N-GPF)
Meaning: desire — ἐπιθυμία, -ας, ἡ; (έπιθυμέω), [in LXX chiefly for תַּאֲוָה, אָוָה; also for חֶמֶד, etc. ; ] ; desire, longing: Luk.22:15 (see: ἐπιθυμέω), Php.1:23, 1Th.2:17, Rev.18:14; p1., Mrk.4:19; esp. with ref. to forbidden things,…
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Used 38 times. Also: Mark 4:19, Luke 22:15, John 8:44, Romans 1:24, Romans 6:12, Romans 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1939; TFLSJ G1939; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:11 word 10
αἵτινεςaitineswhich
Lemma: ὅστις (hostis, hētis) · Strong's: G3748
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (R-NPF)
Meaning: who/which — ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅ τι (also written ὅ, τι and ὅτι; see LS, see word; WH, §411; Tdf., Pr., 111), in NT scarcely ever except in nom. (M, Pr., 91), the only instance of the oblique cases being found in ἕως ὅτου (see: ἕως),…
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Used 146 times. Also: Matthew 2:6, Matthew 5:25, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 7:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3748; TFLSJ G3748; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:11 word 11
στρατεύονταιstrateuontaiwar
Lemma: στρατεύω (strateuō) · Strong's: G4754
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PMI-3P)
Meaning: to battle — στρατεύω and depon., -ομαι, so always in NT ; (στρατός, an encamped army), [in LXX for מההּ hith., יָצָא, צָבָא; metaphorically, 4Ma.9:23 ; ] ; used of the general, to make war, do battle, and (chiefly) of the soldiers…
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Used 7 times. Also: Luke 3:14, 1 Corinthians 9:7, 2 Corinthians 10:3, 1 Timothy 1:18, 2 Timothy 2:4, James 4:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4754; TFLSJ G4754; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:11 word 12
κατὰkataagainst
Lemma: κατά (kata) · Strong's: G2596
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: according to — κατά (bef. a vowel κατ᾽, καθ᾽; on the frequently neglect of elision, see Tdf., Pr., 95; WH, App., 146a), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, ; down, downwards. ; I. C. genitive (WM, §47, k; Bl., §42, 2). ; 1. C. genitive…
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Used 483 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2596; TFLSJ G2596; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:11 word 13
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 2:11 word 14
ψυχῆς·psuchēssoul;
Lemma: ψυχή (psuchē) · Strong's: G5590G
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: soul — ψυχή, -ῆς, ἡ, ; [in LXX very frequently for נֶפֶשׁ, sometimes for לֵבַב ,לֵב, etc. ; ] ; 1. breath (Lat. anima), breath of life, life (Hom., al.; in Arist., of the vital principle): Mat.6:25, Mrk.3:4 10:45, Luk.12:22,…
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Used 48 times. Also: Matthew 10:28, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 12:18, Matthew 16:26, Matthew 22:37, Matthew 26:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5590G; TFLSJ G5590G; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:11 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Beloved | → | ἀγαπητός G0027 beloved |
| I urge [you] | → | παρακαλέω G3870 to plead/comfort |
| as | → | ὡς G5613 as/when |
| foreigners | → | πάροικος G3941 foreigner |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| exiles | → | παρεπίδημος G3927 stranger |
| to abstain | → | ἀπέχω G0568 to have in full |
| from | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| [the] desires | → | ἐπιθυμία G1939 desire |
| of the flesh | → | σαρκικός G4559 fleshly |
| which | → | ὅστις G3748 who/which |
| war | → | στρατεύω G4754 to battle |
| against | → | κατά G2596 according to |
| [your] | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| soul | → | ψυχή G5590G soul |
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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