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Forγὰρtoεἰςthis endτοῦτοthe good news was proclaimedεὐηγγελίσθηevenκαὶto the dead,νεκροῖςso that,ἵναthough judgedκριθῶσι μὲνaccording toκατὰhuman beingsἀνθρώπουςin the flesh,σαρκὶthey might liveζῶσι δὲaccording toκατὰGodθεὸνin the spirit.πνεύματι
1 Peter 4:6
Study it in the app“For 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.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Peter 4:6, word by word
- the good news was proclaimedεὐηγγελίσθηeuēngelisthē
proclaim good news
Announce the good news; in the passive, have the good news announced or be announced as good news.
Where else “euēngelisthē” appears- to the deadνεκροῖςnekrois
dead
Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.
Where else “nekrois” appears- though judgedκριθῶσιkrithōsi
judge
To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.
Where else “krithōsi” appears- human beingsἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpous” appears- in the fleshσαρκὶsarki
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarki” appears- they might liveζῶσιzōsi
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zōsi” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- in the spiritπνεύματιpneumati
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumati” appears
Translation note
It can be understood of believers who heard the good news and have since died, or of the dead in general (compare 3:19 and 4:5).
The context
5They will give an account to the one who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
6 · This verse (above)
7But the end of all things has drawn near. So be sensible and sober for prayers.