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Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἀπειθήσασίνapeithēsasinhaving disobeyed
Lemma: ἀπειθέω (apeitheō) · Strong's: G0544
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Participle · Dative · Plural · Neuter (V-AAP-DPN)
Meaning: to disobey — ἀπειθέω, -ῶ; (ἀπειθής), [in LXX for מָרָה, סָרַר, etc. ; ] ; as in cl. (MM, VGT, see word); to disobey, be disobedient: absol., Act.14:2 19:9, Rom.10:21 11:31 15:31, Heb.3:18 11:31, 1Pe.3:20; with dative, Jhn.3:36,…
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Used 15 times. Also: John 3:36, Acts 14:2, Acts 17:5, Acts 19:9, Romans 2:8, Romans 10:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0544; TFLSJ G0544; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 word 1
ποτε,poteat one time,
Lemma: ποτέ (pote) · Strong's: G4218
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: once/when — ποτέ ; enclitic particle, ; 1. once, formerly, sometime: of the past, Jhn.9:13 Rom.7:9 11:30, Gal.1:13, 23 2:6 (Lft., in l), Eph.2:2-3, 11 2:13 5:8, Col.1:21 3:7, 1Th.2:5, Tit.3:3, Phm 11, 1Pe.2:10 3:5 3:20; ἤδη ποτέ,…
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Used 29 times. Also: Luke 22:32, John 9:13, Romans 1:10, Romans 7:9, Romans 11:30, 1 Corinthians 9:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4218; TFLSJ G4218; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 word 2
ὅτεhotewhen
Lemma: ὅτε (hote) · Strong's: G3753
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: when — ὅτε, temporal particle (correlat. of πότε, τότε), ; when; with indic., (so generally in cl., but also with optative, subjc.; LS, see word), most frequently with aor., Mat.9:25, Mrk.1:32, Luk.4:25, Jhn.1:19, Act.1:13,…
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Used 105 times. Also: Matthew 7:28, Matthew 9:25, Matthew 11:1, Matthew 12:3, Matthew 13:26, Matthew 13:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3753; TFLSJ G3753; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 word 3
ἀπεξεδέχετοapexedechetohe was expecting
Lemma: ἀπεκδέχομαι (apekdechomai) · Strong's: G0553
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-INI-3S)
Meaning: to expect — ἀπ-εκ-δέχομαι depon., ; to await or expect eagerly (Lft., Notes, 149; MM, VGT, see word): absol., 1Pe.3:20; C. accusative of thing(s), Rom.8:19, 23 8:25, 1Co.1:7, Gal.5:5; with accusative of person(s), Php.3:20,…
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Used 8 times. Also: Romans 8:19, Romans 8:23, Romans 8:25, 1 Corinthians 1:7, Galatians 5:5, Philippians 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0553; TFLSJ G0553; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 word 4
ἡhēthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (T-NSF)
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 3:20 word 5
τοῦtou<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (T-GSM)
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 3:20 word 6
θεοῦtheouof God
Lemma: θεός (theos) · Strong's: G2316
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-GSM-T)
Meaning: God — θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ (Act.19:37 only; see M, Pr., 60, 244), late voc., θεέ (Mat.27:46; cf. Deu.3:24, al.), ; [in LXX chiefly for אֱלֹהִים, also for אֵל and other cognate forms, יהוה, etc. ; ] ; a god or deity, God. ; 1. In…
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Used 1338 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2316; TFLSJ G2316; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 word 7
μακροθυμίαmakrothumialongsuffering
Lemma: μακροθυμία (makrothumia) · Strong's: G3115
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: patience — μακροθυμία, -ας, ἡ; (μακρό-θυμος), [in LXX: Pro.25:15 (אַף אֹרֶךְ), Jer.15:15 (אַף אָרֵךְ) Isa.57:15, Sir.5:11, 1Ma.8:4 * ; ], ; patience, longsuffering: of men, esp. in experiencing troubles and difficulties, Col.1:11,…
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Used 14 times. Also: Romans 2:4, Romans 9:22, 2 Corinthians 6:6, Galatians 5:22, Ephesians 4:2, Colossians 1:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3115; TFLSJ G3115; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 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,…
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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 3:20 word 9
ἡμέραιςhēmerais[the] days
Lemma: ἡμέρα (hēmera) · Strong's: G2250
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Feminine (N-DPF)
Meaning: day — ἡμέρα, -ας, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly (very freq.) for יוֹם ; ] ; day; 1. as distinct from night: genitive ἡμέρας, by day (WM, §30, 11), Rev.21:25; ἡ. κ. νυκτός (ν. κ. ̔ἡ.), Act.9:24, 1Th.2:9, 2Th.3:8, Rev.4:8 (BL, §36, 13);…
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Used 392 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 3:1, Matthew 4:2, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2250; TFLSJ G2250; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 word 10
ΝῶεNōeof Noah
Lemma: Νῶε (Nōe) · Strong's: G3575
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-GSM-P)
Meaning: Noah — Νῶε; (as LXX, FlJ, who also gives Νώεος, Νῶχος), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. נֹחַ) ; Noah: Mat.24:37-38, Luk.3:36 17:26-27 Heb.11:7, 1Pe.3:20, 2Pe.2:5.†; (AS)
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Used 8 times. Also: Matthew 24:37, Matthew 24:38, Luke 3:36, Luke 17:26, Luke 17:27, Hebrews 11:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3575; TFLSJ G3575; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 word 11
κατασκευαζομένηςkataskeuazomenēswhen is being prepared
Lemma: κατασκευάζω (kataskeuazō) · Strong's: G2680
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (V-PPP-GSF)
Meaning: to prepare — κατα-σκευάζω ; [in LXX: Isa.40:19, 28, (בָּרָא), etc. ; ] ; to prepare, make ready: τ. ὁδόν, Mat.11:10, Mrk.1:2, Luk.7:27; οἶκον, Heb.3:3-4; σκηνήν, Heb.9:2, 6; κιβωτόν, Heb.11:7, 1Pe.3:20; pass. pf. ptcp., λαον κ.,…
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Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 11:10, Mark 1:2, Luke 1:17, Luke 7:27, Hebrews 3:3, Hebrews 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2680; TFLSJ G2680; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 word 12
κιβωτοῦ,kibōtou[the] ark,
Lemma: κιβωτός (kibōtos) · Strong's: G2787H
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: ark: Noah — κιβωτός, -οῦ, ἡ ; [in LXX: Gen.6:1-22 7:1-24 8:1-22 9:1-29 (תֵּבָה), elsewhere, very freq., as Exo.25:9 (10), for אָרוֹן ; ] ; a wooden box or chest: of Noah's ark, Mat.24:38, Luk.17:27, Heb.11:7, 1Pe.3:20; of the ark…
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Used 3 times. Also: Matthew 24:38, Luke 17:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2787H; TFLSJ G2787H; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 word 13
εἰςeisin
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 3:20 word 14
ἣνhēnwhich
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (R-ASF)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
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Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 word 15
ὀλίγοι,oligoifew
Lemma: ὀλίγος (oligos) · Strong's: G3641
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)
Meaning: little/few — ὀλίγος, -η, -ον; (on οὐχ ὁλ., see infr.), [in LXX chiefly for מָעַט ; ] ; of number, quantity, size, few, little, small, slight: Mat.9:37 15:34, Mrk.6:5 8:7, Luk.10:2 12:48 (sc. πληγάς, opposite to πολλάς), 1Ti.5:23,…
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Used 44 times. Also: Matthew 7:14, Matthew 9:37, Matthew 15:34, Matthew 20:16, Matthew 22:14, Matthew 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3641; TFLSJ G3641; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 word 16
τοῦτ᾽tout᾽That
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (D-NSN)
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 3:20 word 17
ἔστινestinis
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
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Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 word 18
ὀκτὼoktōeight
Lemma: ὀκτώ (oktō) · Strong's: G3638
Parsing: Adjective · Indeclinable Numeral (A-NUI)
Meaning: eight — ὀκτώ, οἱ, αἱ, τά; indecl., ; eight: Luk.2:21, Jhn.5:5, al ; (AS)
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Used 8 times. Also: Luke 2:21, Luke 9:28, Luke 13:16, John 5:5, John 20:26, Acts 9:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3638; TFLSJ G3638; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 word 19
ψυχαί,psuchaisouls —
Lemma: ψυχή (psuchē) · Strong's: G5590J
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (N-NPF)
Meaning: soul: person — 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 9 times. Also: Acts 2:41, Acts 2:43, Acts 3:23, Acts 7:14, Acts 27:37, Romans 2:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5590J; TFLSJ G5590J; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 word 20
διεσώθησανdiesōthēsanwere saved
Lemma: διασῴζω (diasōzō) · Strong's: G1295
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-API-3P)
Meaning: to save — δια-σώζω ; [in LXX for מָלַט, יָשַׁע, etc. ; ] ; to bring safely through a danger: Luk.7:3, Act.27:43; before πρός, Act.23:24. Pass., to come safe through: Act.28:1; ἐπὶ τ. γῆν, Act.27:44; ἐκ τ. θαλάσσης, Act.28:4; δι᾽…
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Used 8 times. Also: Matthew 14:36, Luke 7:3, Acts 23:24, Acts 27:43, Acts 27:44, Acts 28:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1295; TFLSJ G1295; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 word 21
δι᾽di᾽through
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…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 3:20 word 22
ὕδατος·hudatoswater;
Lemma: ὕδωρ (hudōr, hudatos) · Strong's: G5204
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (N-GSN)
Meaning: water — ὕδωρ ; genitive, ; ὕδατος, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly for מַיִם ; ] ; water: Mat.3:16, Mrk.1:10, Luk.7:44, Jhn.4:7, Jas.3:12, Rev.8:10, al.; pl., Mat.14:28-29, Jhn.3:23, Rev.1:15, al.; βαπτίζειν (ἐν) ὕδατι, Mat.3:11,…
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Used 79 times. Also: Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 8:32, Matthew 14:28, Matthew 14:29, Matthew 17:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5204; TFLSJ G5204; TAGNT 1 Peter 3:20 word 23
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| who disobeyed | → | ἀπειθέω G0544 to disobey |
| long ago | → | ποτέ G4218 once/when |
| when | → | ὅτε G3753 when |
| God | → | θεός G2316 God |
| waited | → | ἀπεκδέχομαι G0553 to expect |
| patiently | → | μακροθυμία G3115 patience |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| [the] days | → | ἡμέρα G2250 day |
| of Noah | → | Νῶε G3575 Noah |
| [while the] ark | → | κιβωτός G2787H ark: Noah |
| was being built | → | κατασκευάζω G2680 to prepare |
| In | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| [the ark] | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| a few [people] | → | ὀλίγος G3641 little/few |
| [only] | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| . . . | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| eight | → | ὀκτώ G3638 eight |
| souls | → | ψυχή G5590J soul: person |
| were saved | → | διασῴζω G1295 to save |
| through | → | διά G1223 through/because of |
| water | → | ὕδωρ G5204 water |
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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