1 Peter 5:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
1 Peter 5:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Peter 5:813 words
νήψατεnēpsatebe sober, watch
γρηγορήσατεgrēgorēsate
ὁhothe
ἀντίδικοςantidikosadversary
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
διάβολοςdiabolosfalse
accuser, devil, slanderer
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
λέωνleōnlion
ὠρυόμενοςōryomenosroar
περιπατεῖperipateigo, be occupied with, walk (about)
ζητῶνzētōnbe (go) about, desire, endeavour
τιναtinaa (kind
of), any (man, thing
καταπιεῖνkatapieindevour, drown, swallow (up)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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