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1 Peter 2:14 — King James Version← Study notes

“Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.”

1 Peter 2:14 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Peter 2:1412 words
GreekMeaning
εἴτεeite
orwordG1535
ἡγεμόσινhēgemosin
to governorsnounG2232
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
δι’di’
throughprepositionG1223
αὐτοῦautou
himpronounG846
πεμπομένοιςpempomenois
being sentverbG3992
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
ἐκδίκησινekdikēsin
vengeancenounG1557
κακοποιῶνkakopoiōn
to evildoersnounG2555
ἔπαινονepainon
praisenounG1868
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ἀγαθοποιῶνagathopoiōn
to well-doersnounG17
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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