1 Peter 3:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;”

1 Peter 3:19 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Peter 3:199 words

GreekMeaning

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

ᾧhō

whichrelative pronounG3739

καὶkai

alsoadverbG2532

τοῖςtois

to thearticleG3588

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

φυλακῇphylakē

prisonnounG5438

πνεύμασινpneumasin

spiritsnounG4151

πορευθεὶςporeutheis

having goneverbG4198

ἐκήρυξενekēryxen

He preachedverbG2784

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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