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butἀλλ’the hiddenὁ κρυπτὸςpersonἄνθρωποςof the heartτῆς καρδίαςwithἐνthe imperishable beautyτῷ ἀφθάρτῳof a gentleτοῦ πραέωςandκαὶquietἡσυχίουspirit,πνεύματοςwhichὅisἐστινvery preciousπολυτελέςin the sight ofἐνώπιονGod.τοῦ θεοῦ
1 Peter 3:4
Study it in the app“but the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.”
Peter speaks to wives and husbands about conduct, inner beauty, and treatmentDating and Marriage
With the Greek beneath
1 Peter 3:4, word by word
- the hiddenκρυπτὸςkryptos
hidden, secret
Hidden, secret; "in secret", where no one sees.
Where else “kryptos” appears- personἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
inner self
The person within: the old self and the new.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- of the heartκαρδίαςkardias
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardias” appears- the imperishable beautyἀφθάρτῳaphthartōi
imperishable
Imperishable, incorruptible.
Where else “aphthartōi” appears- of a gentleπραέωςpraeōs
gentle, meek
Gentle, meek: mild and humble, not imposing oneself by force.
Where else “praeōs” appears- quietἡσυχίουhēsychiou
quiet, calm
Quiet, calm, peaceable.
Where else “hēsychiou” appears- spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
spirit
A person's spirit, their inner self.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- very preciousπολυτελέςpolyteles
very costly
Very expensive, of great value.
Where else “polyteles” appears- in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpion
before, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
3Let your adornment not be the outward kind: the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry or the wearing of clothes,
4 · This verse (above)
5For so once also the holy women who hoped in God adorned themselves, submitting to their own husbands,