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1 Peter 3:15
🇬🇷 KOINE GREEK

📖 King James Version

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

🔤 Interlinear Analysis — Greek (Abbott-Smith)

# Greek Transliteration Strong's Morphology Translation Definition
1 Κύριον Kyrion G2962 N-ASM lord κύριος from kuros (supremacy); supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title): God, Lord, master, Sir.
2 δὲ de G1161 CONJ but/and δέ a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
3 τὸν ton G3588 T-ASM the/this/who ὁ, including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom): the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
4 Χριστὸν Christon G5547 N-ASM-T Christ Χριστός from χρίω; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus: Christ.
5 ἁγιάσατε hagiasate G37 V-AAM-2P to sanctify ἁγιάζω from ἅγιος; to make holy, i.e. (ceremonially) purify or consecrate; (mentally) to venerate: hallow, be holy, sanctify.
6 ἐν en G1722 PREP in/on/among ἐν a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
7 ταῖς tais G3588 T-DPF the/this/who ὁ, including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom): the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
8 καρδίαις kardiais G2588 N-DPF heart καρδία prolonged from a primary kar (Latin cor, "heart"); the heart, i.e. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle: (+ broken-)heart(-ed).
9 ὑμῶν hymōn G4771 P-2GP you σύ the personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou: thou. See also σέ, σοί, σοῦ; and for the plural ὑμᾶς, ὑμεῖς, ὑμῖν, ὑμῶν.
10 ἕτοιμοι hetoimoi G2092 A-NPM ready ἕτοιμος from an old noun heteos (fitness); adjusted, i.e. ready: prepared, (made) ready(-iness, to our hand).
11 ἀεὶ aei G104 ADV always ἀεί from an obsolete primary noun (apparently meaning continued duration); "ever," by qualification regularly; by implication, earnestly: always, ever.
12 πρὸς pros G4314 PREP to/with πρός a strengthened form of πρό; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated): about, according to, against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
13 ἀπολογίαν apologian G627 N-ASF defence ἀπολογία from the same as ἀπολογέομαι; a plea ("apology"): answer (for self), clearing of self, defence.
14 παντὶ panti G3956 A-DSM all πᾶς including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
15 τῷ G3588 T-DSM the/this/who ὁ, including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom): the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
16 αἰτοῦντι aitounti G154 V-PAP-DSM to ask αἰτέω of uncertain derivation; to ask (in genitive case): ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require. Compare πυνθάνομαι.
17 ὑμᾶς hymas G4771 P-2AP you σύ the personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou: thou. See also σέ, σοί, σοῦ; and for the plural ὑμᾶς, ὑμεῖς, ὑμῖν, ὑμῶν.
18 λόγον logon G3056 N-ASM word λόγος from λέγω; something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ): account, cause, communication, X concerning, doctrine, fame, X have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, X speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.
19 περὶ peri G4012 PREP about περί from the base of πέραν; properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period): (there-)about, above, against, at, on behalf of, X and his company, which concern, (as) concerning, for, X how it will go with, ((there-, where-)) of, on, over, pertaining (to), for sake, X (e-)state, (as) touching, (where-)by (in), with. In comparative, it retains substantially the same meaning of circuit (around), excess (beyond), or completeness (through).
20 τῆς tēs G3588 T-GSF the/this/who ὁ, including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom): the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
21 ἐν en G1722 PREP in/on/among ἐν a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
22 ὑμῖν hymin G4771 P-2DP you σύ the personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou: thou. See also σέ, σοί, σοῦ; and for the plural ὑμᾶς, ὑμεῖς, ὑμῖν, ὑμῶν.
23 ἐλπίδος elpidos G1680 N-GSF hope ἐλπίς from a primary elpo (to anticipate, usually with pleasure); expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence: faith, hope.