1 Peter 5:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;”
1 Peter 5:2 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Peter 5:218 words
ποιμάνατεpoimanatefeed
(cattle), rule
τὸtothe
ἐνenabout, after, against
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ποίμνιονpoimnionflock
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
ἐπισκοποῦντεςepiskopounteslook
diligently, take the oversight
μὴmēnot
ἀναγκαστῶςanankastōsby constraint
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
ἑκουσίωςhekousiōswilfully, willingly
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
θεόνtheonGod
μηδὲmēdeneither, nor (yet), (no) not (once
αἰσχροκερδῶςaischrokerdōsfor filthy lucre's sake
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
προθύμωςprothymōswillingly
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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