inquiringἐραυνῶντεςintoεἰςwhat personτίναorἢwhat kind ofποῖονtimeκαιρὸνthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαof the MessiahΧριστοῦinἐνthemαὐτοῖςwas indicatingἐδήλουwhen he testified beforehandπρομαρτυρόμενονto the sufferingsτὰ παθήματαforεἰςthe MessiahΧριστὸνandκαὶthe gloriesτὰς δόξαςafterμετὰthese things.ταῦτα
1 Peter 1:11
Study it in the app“inquiring into what person or what kind of time the Spirit of the Messiah in them was indicating when he testified beforehand to the sufferings for the Messiah and the glories after these things.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Peter 1:11, word by word
- inquiringἐραυνῶντεςeraunōntes
search
Search, look carefully, examine thoroughly.
Where else “eraunōntes” appears- what kind ofποῖονpoion
what kind of?
Which? what kind of?
Where else “poion” appears- timeκαιρὸνkairon
right time
The right moment for something.
Where else “kairon” appears- the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears- of the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- was indicatingἐδήλουedēlou
make known, show
Make known, inform, show.
Where else “edēlou” appears- when he testified beforehandπρομαρτυρόμενονpromartyromenon
testify beforehand
Testify beforehand, declare something before it happens.
Where else “promartyromenon” appears- to the sufferingsπαθήματαpathēmata
suffering
What one has to endure.
Where else “pathēmata” appears- the gloriesδόξαςdoxas
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxas” appears
Translation note
“What person or what time”: it can also be understood as “what time or what kind of time.”
The context
10Concerning this salvation the prophets who prophesied about the grace meant for you sought and searched carefully,
11 · This verse (above)
12To them it was revealed that not for themselves but for you they were serving these things which have now been announced to you through those who proclaimed the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look intently.