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For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
εἰςeisTo this
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,…
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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 2:21 word 1
τοῦτοtoutohereunto
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (D-ASN)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
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Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:21 word 2
γὰρgarfor
Lemma: γάρ (gar) · Strong's: G1063
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: for — γάρ, ; co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, ; verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1.…
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Used 1080 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1063; TFLSJ G1063; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:21 word 3
ἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteyou have been called,
Lemma: καλέω (kaleō) · Strong's: G2564G
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-API-2P)
Meaning: to call: call — καλέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for קרא ; ] ; 1. to call, summon: with accusative of person(s), Mat.20:8 25:14, Mrk.3:31, Luk.19:13, Act.4:18; before ἐκ, Mat.2:15 (LXX); metaphorically, 1Pe.2:9. ; 2. to call to one's…
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Used 139 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2564G; TFLSJ G2564G; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:21 word 4
ὅτιhotibecause
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754H
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: since — 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 467 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:4, Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754H; TFLSJ G3754H; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:21 word 5
καὶkaialso
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 2:21 word 6
ΧριστὸςChristosChrist
Lemma: Χριστός (Christos) · Strong's: G5547
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-NSM-T)
Meaning: Christ — χριστός (Χρ-), -ή, -όν ; (χρίω), [in LXX for מָשִׁיחַ and cogn. forms ; ] ; 1. 1. as adj., ; (a) of things, anointing, to be used as ointment (Æsch., Eur., al.; τ. ἔλαιον τὸ χ., Lev.21:10); (b) of persons, anointed (ὁ…
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Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5547; TFLSJ G5547; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:21 word 7
ἔπαθενepathensuffered
Lemma: πάσχω (paschō) · Strong's: G3958
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAI-3S)
Meaning: to suffer — πάσχω ; [in LXX: Amo.6:6 (חָלָה ni.), Wis.12:27, Sir.38:16, al. ; ] ; to suffer, be acted on, as opposite to acting, often limited by a word expressive of good or evil; (a) of misfortunes (most frequently without any…
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Used 42 times. Also: Matthew 16:21, Matthew 17:12, Matthew 17:15, Matthew 27:19, Mark 5:26, Mark 8:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3958; TFLSJ G3958; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:21 word 8
ὑπὲρhuperfor
Lemma: ὑπέρ (huper) · Strong's: G5228
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: above/for — ὑπέρ (when following subst.—poët.—ὕπερ; so as adv., 2Co.11:23), ; prep. with genitive, accusative ; I. C. genitive, primarily of place (rest or motion), over, above, across, beyond, hence, metaphorically, ; 1. for, on…
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Used 159 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, Matthew 10:24, Matthew 10:37, Mark 7:37, Mark 9:40, Mark 14:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5228; TFLSJ G5228; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:21 word 9
ὑμῶν,humōnfor 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 2:21 word 10
ὑμῖνhuminyou
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural (P-2DP)
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 2:21 word 11
ὑπολιμπάνωνhupolimpanōnleaving
Lemma: ὑπολιμπάνω (hupolimpanō) · Strong's: G5277
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-NSM)
Meaning: to leave behind — ὑπο-λιμτάνω ; collat. form of ὑπολείπω, ; to leave behind: 1Pe.2:21.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5277; TFLSJ G5277; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:21 word 12
ὑπογραμμὸνhupogrammonan example
Lemma: ὑπογραμμός (hupogrammos) · Strong's: G5261
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: example — ὑπογραμμός, -οῦ, ὁ; (ὑπογράφω, (a) to write under; (b) to trace letters for copying), [in LXX: 2Ma.2:28 * ; ] ; 1. a writing-copy, hence, ; 2. an example: 1Pe.2:11 (Philo).†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5261; TFLSJ G5261; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:21 word 13
ἵναinathat
Lemma: ἵνα (hina) · Strong's: G2443
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: in order that/to — ἵνα, ; I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.), ; 1. of place, where, whither. ; 2. of circumstance, when. ; II. Conjunction, ; 1. prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the…
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Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2443; TFLSJ G2443; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:21 word 14
ἐπακολουθήσητεepakolouthēsēteyou may follow after
Lemma: ἐπακολουθέω (epakoloutheō) · Strong's: G1872
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 2nd · Plural (V-AAS-2P)
Meaning: to follow after — ἐπ-ακολουθέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX (chiefly metaphorically) for אָחַר, הָלַךְ, etc. ; ] ; to follow after; in NT metaphorically; absol.: Mrk.16:20 (illustrated by use in verifying accounts; see MM, Exp., xiv; Milligan; NTD,…
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Used 4 times. Also: Mark 16:20, 1 Timothy 5:10, 1 Timothy 5:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1872; TFLSJ G1872; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:21 word 15
τοῖςtoisthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Plural · Neuter (T-DPN)
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 2:21 word 16
ἴχνεσινichnesinsteps
Lemma: ἴχνος (ichnos) · Strong's: G2487
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Neuter (N-DPN)
Meaning: track — ἴχνος, -εος (-ους), τό ; [in LXX for כַּף, etc. ; ] ; a track, footstep: metaphorically (as frequently in cl.), στοιχεῖν τοῖς ἴ., Rom.4:12; περιπατεῖν τοῖς ἴ., 2Co.12:18; ἐπακολουθεῖν τοῖς ἴ., 1Pe.2:21 (cf. MM, Exp.,…
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Used 3 times. Also: Romans 4:12, 2 Corinthians 12:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2487; TFLSJ G2487; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:21 word 17
αὐτοῦ·autouof Him:
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (P-GSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT 1 Peter 2:21 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | γάρ G1063 for |
| to this | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| . . . | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| you were called | → | καλέω G2564G to call: call |
| because | → | ὅτι G3754H that/since: since |
| Christ | → | Χριστός G5547 Christ |
| also | → | καί G2532 and |
| suffered | → | πάσχω G3958 to suffer |
| for | → | ὑπέρ G5228 above/for |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| leaving | → | ὑπολιμπάνω G5277 to leave behind |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| an example | → | ὑπογραμμός G5261 example |
| that | → | ἵνα G2443 in order that/to |
| you should follow in | → | ἐπακολουθέω G1872 to follow after |
| His | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| footsteps | → | ἴχνος G2487 track |
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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