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notμὴrepayingἀποδιδόντεςevilκακὸνforἀντὶevilκακοῦorἢinsultλοιδορίανforἀντὶinsult,λοιδορίαςbutδὲon the contraryτοὐναντίονblessing,εὐλογοῦντεςbecauseὅτιtoεἰςthisτοῦτοyou were called,ἐκλήθητεso thatἵναyou may inheritκληρονομήσητεa blessing.εὐλογίαν
1 Peter 3:9
Study it in the app“not repaying evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Peter 3:9, word by word
- repayingἀποδιδόντεςapodidontes
repay
To settle what is owed, or reward each one as they deserve.
Where else “apodidontes” appears- evilκακὸνkakon
evil
What goes against God's will and harms others.
Where else “kakon” appears- forἀντὶanti
instead of
As a swap for: "eye for eye".
Where else “anti” appears- insultλοιδορίανloidorian
reviling, abuse
Reviling: insulting, speaking abusively about someone.
Where else “loidorian” appears- on the contraryτοὐναντίονtounantion
on the contrary
On the contrary, instead.
Where else “tounantion” appears- blessingεὐλογοῦντεςeulogountes
bless
To ask God's good for someone.
Where else “eulogountes” appears- you were calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēte
call to life
God inviting someone to a new life.
Where else “eklēthēte” appears- you may inheritκληρονομήσητεklēronomēsēte
inherit
Inherit, receive as an inheritance; receive what God has promised.
Where else “klēronomēsēte” appears- a blessingεὐλογίανeulogian
blessing
The good God gives, or a generous gift.
Where else “eulogian” appears
The context
8Finally, all of you be like-minded, sympathetic, loving the brothers, tenderhearted, humble,
9 · This verse (above)
10For Whoever wants to love life and to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;