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Live asὡςfree people,ἐλεύθεροιandκαὶnotμὴasὡςhavingἔχοντεςfreedomτὴν ἐλευθερίανas a coverἐπικάλυμμαfor wickedness,τῆς κακίαςbutἀλλ’asὡςslavesδοῦλοιof God.θεοῦ
1 Peter 2:16
Study it in the app“Live as free people, and not as having freedom as a cover for wickedness, but as slaves of God.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Peter 2:16, word by word
- free peopleἐλεύθεροιeleutheroi
exempt
Free from a tie or obligation.
Where else “eleutheroi” appears- havingἔχοντεςechontes
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echontes” appears- freedomἐλευθερίανeleutherian
freedom
Freedom: not being subject as a slave.
Where else “eleutherian” appears- as a coverἐπικάλυμμαepikalymma
cover, pretext
Cover, pretext: something used to hide something else.
Where else “epikalymma” appears- for wickednessκακίαςkakias
malice
The wish to do harm.
Where else “kakias” appears- slavesδοῦλοιdouloi
slave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “douloi” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
15For so is the will of God, that by doing good you silence the ignorance of foolish people.
16 · This verse (above)
17Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.