1 Peter 4:18 Go deeper
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And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
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 4:18 word 1
εἰeiIf
Lemma: εἰ (ei) · Strong's: G1487G
Parsing: Conjunction (COND)
Meaning: if — εἰ, ; conjunctive particle, used in conditions and in indirect questions. ; I. Conditional, if; 1. with indic, expressing a general assumption; (a) pres.: before indic, pres., Mat.11:14, Rom.8:25, al.; before imperat.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 390 times. Also: Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 6:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1487G; TFLSJ G1487G; TAGNT 1 Peter 4:18 word 2
ὁhothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
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 4:18 word 3
δίκαιοςdikaiosrighteous [one]
Lemma: δίκαιος (dikaios) · Strong's: G1342
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: just — δίκαιος, -α, -ον; (δίκη), [in LXX chiefly for צַדִּיק (for rendering of צַדִּיק in sense of correct, see Deiss., BS, 115 f.); sometimes for נָקִי as Pro.1:11, al. ; ] ; in early Gk. writers ; (a) of persons, observant…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 81 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 9:13, Matthew 10:41, Matthew 13:17, Matthew 13:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1342; TFLSJ G1342; TAGNT 1 Peter 4:18 word 4
μόλιςmoliswith difficulty
Lemma: μόλις (molis) · Strong's: G3433
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: hardly — μόλις ; adv. (μόλος, toil) ; post-Hom. alternative for μόγις, ; [in LXX: Pro.11:31, Wis.9:16, al. ; ] ; with difficulty, hardly, scarcely: Luk.9:39 (T, μόγις), Act.14:8 27:7-8, 16, Rom.5:7, 1Pe.4:18" (LXX) .†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 6 times. Also: Acts 14:18, Acts 27:7, Acts 27:8, Acts 27:16, Romans 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3433; TFLSJ G3433; TAGNT 1 Peter 4:18 word 5
σῴζεται,sōzetaiis saved,
Lemma: σῴζω (sōzō) · Strong's: G4982
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PPI-3S)
Meaning: to save — σώζω (on the more accurate σῴζω, see WH, Intr., §410; Bl., §3, 1-3), ; [in LXX chiefly for ישׁע hi., also for מלט ni., נצל ni., etc. ; ] ; to save from peril, injury or suffering: Mat.8:25, Mrk.13:20, Luk.23:35, al.; τ.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 109 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 8:25, Matthew 9:21, Matthew 9:22, Matthew 10:22, Matthew 14:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4982; TFLSJ G4982; TAGNT 1 Peter 4:18 word 6
ὁhothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
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 4:18 word 7
ἀσεβὴςasebēsungodly
Lemma: ἀσεβής (asebēs) · Strong's: G0765
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: ungodly — ἀσεβής, -ές; (σέβω, to reverence), [in LXX chiefly for רָשַׁע ; ] ; ungodly, impious: Rom.4:5 5:6, 1Ti.1:9, 1Pe.4:18, 2Pe.2:5-6 3:7, Ju 4 15.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9 times. Also: Romans 4:5, Romans 5:6, 1 Timothy 1:9, 2 Peter 2:5, 2 Peter 2:6, 2 Peter 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0765; TFLSJ G0765; TAGNT 1 Peter 4:18 word 8
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 4:18 word 9
ἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlossinner
Lemma: ἁμαρτωλός (hamartōlos) · Strong's: G0268
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: sinful — ἁμαρτωλός, -όν; (ἁμαρτάνω), [in LXX chiefly for רָשָׁע ; ] ; sinful, a sinner: of all men, 1Ti.1:15; of those especially wicked, 1Ti.1:9, 1Pe.4:18; p1., Mat.9:10-13 11:19 26:45, al. (see MM, VGT, see word; Cremer, 102,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 48 times. Also: Matthew 9:10, Matthew 9:11, Matthew 9:13, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 26:45, Mark 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0268; TFLSJ G0268; TAGNT 1 Peter 4:18 word 10
ποῦpouwhere
Lemma: ποῦ (pou) · Strong's: G4226
Parsing: Adverb · Interrogative (ADV-I)
Meaning: where? — ποῦ ; interrog. adv., [in LXX for אַי, אַיֵּה, אָן ; ] ; 1. prop., where?: Mat.2:2 26:17, Mrk.14:12, 14, Luk.17:17, 37 22:9, 11, Jhn.1:39 7:11 8:10, 19 9:12 11:34; ποῦ (ἐστιν), indicating that the subject in question is…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 48 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 8:20, Matthew 26:17, Mark 14:12, Mark 14:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4226; TFLSJ G4226; TAGNT 1 Peter 4:18 word 11
φανεῖται;phaneitaiwill appear?
Lemma: φαίνω (phainō) · Strong's: G5316
Parsing: Verb · Future · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-FDI-3S)
Meaning: to shine/appear — φαίνω; [in LXX for אוֹר hi., רָאָה ni., etc. ; ] ; I. Act., ; 1. to bring to light, cause to appear (so most frequently in cl.). ; 2. Absol., to give light, shine (Hom., Plat., al.): Jhn.1:5 5:35, 2Pe.1:19, 1Jn.2:8,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 31 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5316; TFLSJ G5316; TAGNT 1 Peter 4:18 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And | → | καί G2532 and |
| If | → | εἰ G1487G if |
| it is hard for | → | μόλις G3433 hardly |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| righteous | → | δίκαιος G1342 just |
| to be saved | → | σῴζω G4982 to save |
| what | → | ποῦ G4226 where? |
| will become of | → | φαίνω G5316 to shine/appear |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| ungodly | → | ἀσεβής G0765 ungodly |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| [the] sinner | → | ἁμαρτωλός G0268 sinful |
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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