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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 5:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Peter 5:813 words
GreekMeaning
νήψατεnēpsate
do be sober-mindedverbG3525
γρηγορήσατεgrēgorēsate
do watchverbG1127
ho
ThearticleG3588
ἀντίδικοςantidikos
adversarynounG476
ὑμῶνhymōn
of YoupronounG4771
διάβολοςdiabolos
the deviladjectiveG1228
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
λέωνleōn
a lionnounG3023
ὠρυόμενοςōryomenos
roaringverbG5612
περιπατεῖperipatei
he prowls aboutverbG4043
ζητῶνzētōn
seekingverbG2212
τιναtina
a (kind of), any (man, thingpronounG5100
καταπιεῖνkatapiein
devour, drown, swallow (up)verbG2666
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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