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1 Peter 2:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.”

1 Peter 2:5 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Peter 2:519 words
καὶkaiand / also
αὐτοὶautoihe / she / it / same
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
λίθοιlithoi(mill-, stumbling-)stone
ζῶντεςzōnteslife(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick
οἰκοδομεῖσθεoikodomeisthe(be in) build(-er, -ing, up)
οἶκοςoikoshouse / home
πνευματικὸςpneumatikosspiritual
εἰςeisinto / to
ἱεράτευμαhierateumapriesthood
ἅγιονhagionholy
ἀνενέγκαιanenenkaibear, bring (carry, lead) up
πνευματικὰςpneumatikasspiritual
θυσίαςthysiassacrifice
εὐπροσδέκτουςeuprosdektousacceptable(-ted)
θεῷtheōGod
διὰdiathrough / because of
ἸησοῦIēsouJesus
ΧριστοῦChristouChrist / Anointed
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

καὶkaiand / also
αὐτοὶautoihe / she / it / same
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
λίθοιlithoi(mill-, stumbling-)stone
ζῶντεςzōnteslife(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick
οἰκοδομεῖσθεoikodomeisthe(be in) build(-er, -ing, up)
οἶκοςoikoshouse / home
πνευματικὸςpneumatikosspiritual
εἰςeisinto / to
ἱεράτευμαhierateumapriesthood
ἅγιονhagionholy
ἀνενέγκαιanenenkaibear, bring (carry, lead) up
πνευματικὰςpneumatikasspiritual
θυσίαςthysiassacrifice
εὐπροσδέκτουςeuprosdektousacceptable(-ted)
θεῷtheōGod
διὰdiathrough / because of
ἸησοῦIēsouJesus
ΧριστοῦChristouChrist / Anointed

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