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SubmitὙποτάγητεto everyπάσῃhumanἀνθρωπίνῃinstitutionκτίσειfor the sake ofδιὰthe Lord,τὸν κύριονwhetherεἴτεto the kingβασιλεῖasὡςthe one in authority,ὑπερέχοντι
1 Peter 2:13
Study it in the app“Submit to every human institution for the sake of the Lord, whether to the king as the one in authority,”
With the Greek beneath
1 Peter 2:13, word by word
- SubmitὙποτάγητεHypotagēte
submit
To obey, place oneself under another.
Where else “Hypotagēte” appears- humanἀνθρωπίνῃanthrōpinēi
human
Human; "in human terms", speaking as people do.
Where else “anthrōpinēi” appears- institutionκτίσειktisei
institution
Something people set up, like a government.
Where else “ktisei” appears- the Lordκύριονkyrion
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrion” appears- whetherεἴτεeite
whether, or
"Whether ... or", "if".
Where else “eite” appears- to the kingβασιλεῖbasilei
king
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basilei” appears- the one in authorityὑπερέχοντιhyperechonti
govern
To be over others, hold authority.
Where else “hyperechonti” appears
Translation note
“Institution”: the word means “founding” or “creation”; here it can be understood as every authority established among human beings (2:13-14).
The context
12keeping your conduct among the nations good, so that, in what they speak against you as evildoers, by observing your good works they may glorify God on the day of visitation.
13 · This verse (above)
14or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do good.