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Household servants,Οἱ οἰκέταιsubmit yourselvesὑποτασσόμενοιinἐνallπαντὶfearφόβῳto your masters,τοῖς δεσπόταιςnotοὐonlyμόνονto the goodτοῖς ἀγαθοῖςandκαὶconsiderateἐπιεικέσινbutἀλλὰalsoκαὶto the harsh.τοῖς σκολιοῖς
1 Peter 2:18
Study it in the app“Household servants, submit yourselves in all fear to your masters, not only to the good and considerate but also to the harsh.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Peter 2:18, word by word
- Household servantsοἰκέταιoiketai
household slave
Household servant, a domestic slave.
Where else “oiketai” appears- submit yourselvesὑποτασσόμενοιhypotassomenoi
submit
To obey, place oneself under another.
Where else “hypotassomenoi” appears- fearφόβῳphobōi
reverence
Deep respect, above all for God.
Where else “phobōi” appears- to your mastersδεσπόταιςdespotais
master
The owner of slaves.
Where else “despotais” appears- onlyμόνονmonon
only
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appears- to the goodἀγαθοῖςagathois
good
Being as it should be and doing others good; in the full sense, God alone.
Where else “agathois” appears- considerateἐπιεικέσινepieikesin
gentle, gentleness
Gentle, considerate, not demanding strictly what is due to him.
Where else “epieikesin” appears- to the harshσκολιοῖςskoliois
perverse
Twisted, unkind; severe.
Where else “skoliois” appears
Translation note
“Household servants”: the slaves of a household; it is a different word from the one translated “slave.”
The context
17Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
18 · This verse (above)
19For this is grace, if because of conscience toward God someone endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.