1 Peter 4:5

“They will give an account to the one who is ready to judge the living and the dead.”

1 Peter 4:5 · direct translation from the Greek
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1 Peter 4:5, word by word

will giveἀποδώσουσινapodōsousin

repay

To settle what is owed, or reward each one as they deserve.

Where else “apodōsousin” appears
an accountλόγονlogon

account

Explaining what one did; a why, or a topic.

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to the one who isἔχοντιechonti

be in state

To be in some state: "those who were sick".

Where else “echonti” appears
readyἑτοίμωςhetoimōs

ready

Ready, readily; prepared to do something.

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to judgeκρῖναιkrinai

judge

To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.

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the livingζῶνταςzōntas

live

To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.

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the deadνεκρούςnekrous

dead

Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.

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The context

4In this they are surprised that you do not run with them into the same flood of dissipation, and they blaspheme;

5 · This verse (above)

6For to this end the good news was proclaimed even to the dead, so that, though judged according to human beings in the flesh, they might live according to God in the spirit.

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